SDR 044910

Service difficulty report · Truss · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 7, 2002
Submitted
February 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N171ZV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE171
Aircraft time
16,710 hours, 24,744 cycles
Part
Truss
Part number
12991004717
Part serial
S2152
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
1,917 hours, 2,968 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

WHILE PERFORMING AN "H" CHECK ON LT ENGINE TRUSS, MAINT FOUND A CRACK AT THE OUTBOARD COWLING ATTACH BRACKET. MAINT R & R WITH ANOTHER TRUSS. UPON RECEIPT OF OLD TRUSS, VENDOR DID A REPORT. REPORT REVEALED THAT A CRACK AT BOTH UPPER COWLING BRACKETS AND CHAFED AT LT BRACKET. PERFORMED AN 8000 HOUR MAG PARTICLE INSPECTION IAW REPS MM. VENDOR REPAIRED TRUSS SUPPORT BRACKET MOUNTS IAW REPAIR DRAWING SR-CO-00012 REV "B". COMPLIED WITH "H" CHECK INSPECTION IAW REPS SRM. VISUALLY VERIFIED THE COMPLETION OF SB 71-3024 AND SB 71-3144 REV "I" HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY COMPLIED WITH IAW AD 2001-22-16. BLENDED CHAFE AT LT UPPER BRACKET TO WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 71-91-03.

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