SDR SMPA99002

Service difficulty report · Spar · Dhav DHC6200

Difficulty date
August 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N711AS
Make and model
Dhav DHC6200
Aircraft serial
202
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Ws 197.5-222.5
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 - DISCOVERED SEVERE CORROSION ON RT WING MAIN SPAR CAPS DURING AD 94-08-10, AND SP NR 57 INSPECTION. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON BOTH LOWER FORWARD AND AFT SPAR CAPS. THE FORWARD SPAR CAP IS CORRODED IN WING BAY STA 197.5 TO 210.0. THE AFT SPAR CAP CORROSION IS CENTERED IN WING BAY STA 210.0 AND 222.5. THE CORROSION IS CONTAINED ONLY ON THE SPAR CAPS WITHIN THESE TWO BAYS. THE HORIZONTAL LEG OF THE CAPS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF EXFOLIATION TO A DEPTH OF AT LEAST HALF THE THICKNESS OF THE EXTRUSION.