Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
March 11, 2025
Submitted
March 19, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N348CA
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Aircraft serial
175
Aircraft time
29,259 hours, 34,241 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
29,259 hours, 34,241 cycles
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

CRACKED U CHANNEL IN AFT LH CENTER WING SECTION STATION 2380, AS FLAGGED. REPLACED CRACKED STIFFENER WITH NEW. SEE 337 DATED 03/11/2025 FOR FURTHER INFO. FAA FORM 337 STATES: FOUND CRACK IN STIFFENER ON THE LEFT CENTER WING AFT BEAM AT W.S. 2380. CRACKED STIFFENER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW, FABRICATED STIFFENER MADE FROM 2024-T3 ALUMINUM, 0.032" THICK TO SAME DIMENSIONS AS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED. REPLACEMENT STIFFENER WAS ALODINED, THEN PRIMED WITH SUPER KOROPON 511K011 AND INSTALLED USING MS20470AD RIVETS AND CR3213 BLIND FASTENERS. ALL WORK WAS PERFORMED WITH REFERENCE TO CASA 212 SRM SECTION II FIG 2.38. CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS WILL BE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT INSPECTION PROGRAM OR AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS INSPECTION PROGRAM.