Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 26, 2000
Submitted
August 23, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N226GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE226
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
Location
Rt Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. AFTER LANDING FOUND TWO HOLES IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE BELOW THE FLOORBOARD LEVEL. FOUND WHEEL ON RIGHT LANDING GEAR IN THE NR 4 POSITION HAD A PIECE MISSING FROM THE INNER WHEEL HALF (BRAKE SIDE). THE PIECE HAD BEEN THROWN FORWARD INTO THE PROPELLER WHICH KNOCKED THE PIECE INTO THE FUSELAGE, PENETRATING THE FUSELAGE AFT OF THE ICE SHIELD, BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE FLOOR. THE WHEEL, BRAKE, PROPELLER BLADE AND FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS. (M)

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