Reports I saws this morning said that the NTSB said they
found a fatigue crack in the main spar, maybe the conversion
was not done well or the maintenance was not though enough.
I'll bet the fleet is grounded and they require immediate,
"before further flight" NDT inspections of the wings, etc.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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Jim Macklin


"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
m...
| wrote:
| I'm wondering if fitting turbine engines on the old
airframes
| didn't pull something loose in the wing/mount.
|
| Turbines run a whole lot smoother than the round Pratts
that were on
| originally. They don't have the power pulses that radial
engines have.
|
| Not that they aren't subject to resonance issues.
Remember the Electra?