Service difficulty report · Spar · Beech 58

Difficulty date
April 14, 2005
Submitted
May 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37SF
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH627
Engine
Cont IO520*
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
0024300185
Condition
Cracked
Location
Carry-Thru
Part time
12,474 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING ANNUAL INSP, CRACKS WERE NOTED IN FWD CARRY-THRU SPAR WEB. LOCATED AT LT UPPER OB MOST HUCK BOLTS (2 EA) ON FWD SIDE OF CARRY-THRU ASSY. HEAD SIDE OF UPPER HUCK BOLT IS INACCESSIBLE FOR VIEWING WITHOUT WING REMOVAL. LWR HUCK BOLT IS ACCESSIBLE, NO MOVEMENT OR CRACKING WAS NOTED. WEB SKIN AROUND HUCK BOLTS WAS REMOVED DOWN TO WEB TIE PLATE. PLATE WAS EDDY CURRENT INSPECTED FOR CRACKS, NONE WERE DETECTED. THIS AREA WILL BE REINSPECTED BY DYE PENETRANT EVER ANNUAL INSP, AND BY EDDY CURRENT METHOD EVERY 500 HRS. THIS AC HAS 2 BOLT AREAS CRACKED ON ONE SIDE, REQUIRED REPAIR DOES NOT EXTEND INTO THIS AREA. THE HIGH AC TIME AND DAMAGE HISTORY WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE CRACKING IN THIS AREA.

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