SDR 0012

Service difficulty report · Channel · Beech E90

Difficulty date
July 25, 2001
Submitted
July 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989GM
Make and model
Beech E90
Aircraft serial
LW109
Aircraft time
13,443 hours, 17,318 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Channel
Part number
50420014229
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
13,443 hours, 17,318 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

DURING THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING CRACKS IN THE BULKHEAD AT STATION 176.5 ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE CRACKS IN THE LEFT CHANNEL P/N 50-420014-229 AND RIGHT CHANNEL P/N 50-420018-230, IN THE RADIUS AREA OF THE BEND ON THE SKIN SIDE OF THE CHANNEL. THE CRACK WAS ABOUT .5 INCH FORWARD OF BULKHEAD 176.5 TO ABOUT .5 INCH AFT OF BULKHEAD 176.5. THE CRACK WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT FIRST. ONCE THE AREA WAS CLEANED IT APPEARED AS A VERY THIN PENCIL LINE.

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