The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an Airworthiness Directive on the wing spar caps of Cessna 210 aircraft after a fatal plane crash near Mount Isa last year.
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A Cessna 210 VH-SUX crashed near Mount Isa on May 26, 2019 killing two men aboard.
The ATSB investigation is not yet complete, but preliminary findings determined that the wing spar fractured through an area of fatigue cracking.
The FAA's AD now requires visual and eddy current inspections of the carry-thru spar lower cap, corrective action if necessary, application of a protective coating and corrosion inhibiting compound (CIC), and reporting the inspection results.
"This AD was prompted by the in-flight break-up of a Model T210M airplane in Australia, due to fatigue cracking that initiated at a corrosion pit, and subsequent reports of other Model series airplanes with widespread and severe corrosion," the FAA said.
"The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products."
There are almost 300 Cessna 210s in Australia many used in outback regions.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
