N67786

FAIRCHILD M-62C No injuries Part 91 — operator not named in the NTSB record

ATA 5711

Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (RT WING) · airframe 35,511 hrs · 25,108 cycles

CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED IN TWO PLACES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, ON THE FORWARD VERTICAL LEG OF THE RT AFT OUTBOARD SPAR CAP. ONE OF THE AREAS OF CORROSION WAS AT WS 219.2 TO WS 229.71. THE OTHER AREA OF CORROSION WAS AT WS 208.7 TO WS 215.7. BOTH AREAS OF CORROSION WERE DEEPER THAN THE ALLOWABLE REMOVAL LIMITS IAW MEB 95-11-R1 SECTION 3, ITEM B. AS A RESULT, THE SPAR CAP WAS REPLACED WITH NEW.

ATA 5711

Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 35,511 hrs · 25,108 cycles

WHILE CONDUCTING OTHER MAINTENANCE, CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED IN TWO PLACES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, ON THE FORWARD RADIUS OF THE LH AFT OUTBOARD SPAR CAP (P/N 5122041-21.) THE FIRST AREA WAS FOUND AT W.S. 228.71 TO W.S. 225.71. THE SECOND AREA WAS DISCOVERED AT W.S. 224.21 TO W.S. 221.71. BOTH AREAS OF CORROSION WERE DEEPER THAN THE ALLOWABLE REMOVAL LIMITS PRESCRIBED IN CESSNA'S MEB 95-11-R1 SECTION 3, ITEM B. AS A RESULT, THE SPAR CAP WAS REPLACED WITH NEW.

ATA 8530

Part: EXHAUST VALVE — DAMAGED (NR 5 CYLINDER) · airframe 35,228 hrs

CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE.

ATA 8530

Part: EXHAUST VALVE — DAMAGED (NR 2 CYLINDER) · airframe 35,228 hrs

CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE.

ATA 2140

Part: FUEL LINE — LEAKING (COCKPIT) · airframe 34,463 hrs · 23,194 cycles

PILOT REPORTED FUEL SMELL IN CABIN. INSPECTED UNDER FLOOR, BEHIND PILOTS' SEAT & WINGS. FOUND HEATER FUEL LINE IN COCKPIT LEAKING. REPAIRED HEATER FUEL LINE WITH SPLICE SECTION IAW MM CH 20, LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

ATA 2820

Part: LINE — LOOSE (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 34,417 hrs · 23,171 cycles

PILOT REPORTED A FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT. INSPECTED FUEL SYS & TIGHTENED A RT FUEL SELECTOR LINE, WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

ATA 7310

Part: HOUSING — DEFECTIVE (FUEL BOWL) · airframe 34,372 hrs · 23,048 cycles

PILOT REPORTED FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN. R & R THE RT FUEL BOWL HOUSING, LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

ATA 3230

Part: DRAG BRACE — CRACKED (NLG) · airframe 31,334 hrs

AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE, PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE BEYOND LIMIT ALLOWABLE OF MEB91-11R1. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN SCRAPPED & A REPLACEMENT DRAG BRACE HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN ACFT.

ATA 5311

Part: SPAR — CRACKED (BS 186.15) · airframe 30,819 hrs

ON SCHEDULED INSPECTION, DISCOVERED AFT SPAR WEB FLANGE CRACKED UNDER CENTER FLOORBOARDS AT FS 186.15. OPEN

ATA 3230

Part: DRAG BRACE — CRACKED (NLG) · airframe 28,236 hrs

AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE OEM PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMIT. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN MEB941-11R1 & RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 2421

Part: CAPACITOR — UNSERVICEABLE (NOISE FILTER) · airframe 27,297 hrs

ON CLIMB OUT, AT 1500 FEET, CREW REPORTED BOTH ELECTRONIC ENG FUEL FLOW INDICATORS DROPPED OFF TO 20 POUNDS PER HOUR, NORMAL CLIMB FUEL IS 180 TO 210 POUNDS PER HOUR, ALL OTHER ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED TO BLOCK, WITH 600 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ALTERNATOR NOISE FILTER CAPACITOR. GROUND CHECKS OK. ACFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.