Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Casa C212200

Difficulty date
May 6, 2026
Submitted
May 13, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439RA
Make and model
Casa C212200
Aircraft serial
287
Aircraft time
41,791 hours, 68,048 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
41,791 hours, 68,048 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

FOUND A CRACK IN STIFFENER ON THE LH WING FALSE SPAR AT W.S. 4900. THE CRACKED STIFFENER WAS R&R WITH NEW, FABRICATED STIFFENER MADE FROM 2024-T3 ALUMINUM .032" THICK, THE PRE-EXISTING SPACER HAD NO DAMAGE AND WAS REUSED. THE NEW STIFFENER WAS PRIMED WITH SUPER KOROPON BAC452 DESOTO PRIMER AND INSTALLED USING CR3213 BLIND FASTENERS, AND HLI 8PB HI-LOKS OF VARYING LENGTHS. ALL WORK PERFORMED WAS ACCOMPLISHED IRW CASA TL NO. 27 AND CASA SRM SECTION II, AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE AIRWORTHY. CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS WILL BE MAINTAINED IAW CURRENT INSPECTION PROGRAM OR AC MANUFACTURERS INSPECTION PROGRAM. WEIGHT AND BALANCE CHANGE WAS CONSIDERED NEGLIGIBLE.