SDR SMPA99001

Service difficulty report · Spar · Dhav DHC6200

Difficulty date
August 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N719AS
Make and model
Dhav DHC6200
Aircraft serial
139
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Ws 57
Part time
33,591 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

PPG - RIGHT WING WAS INSPECTED IAW AD 94-08-10 AND EMMA SP NR 57, MAIN SPAR CAP INSP FOR CORROSION. A SPOT OF CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER FORWARD SPAR CAP CENTERED AT WS 57. THE DAMAGE MEASURED APPROX 2.5 INCHES IN LENGTH BY 0.2 INCH WIDE AT MAX DEPTH OF .05 INCH. THE DAMAGED SPAR CAP WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW EXTRUSION INSERTED IN AT WS 74.0. THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY AN APPROVED DEHAVILLAND REPAIR SCHEME DESIGNED FOR THIS AREA. THERE WERE NO OTHER CORROSION DAMAGES FOUND ON THIS WING. PART TC: 76,112. (X)