Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 24, 2005
Submitted
February 15, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N843E
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE339
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Ventral Fin
Part time
6,068 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BOTH LT AND RT VENTRAL FINS SHOWED AREAS OF DELAMINATION ON FWD TOP CORNERS. DELAMINATION WAS BEYOND REPAIR LIMITS IAW SRM AND REQUIRED DER APPROVAL. FOUND INNER CORE MATERIAL WET DAMAGE WAS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY FREEZE CYCLES. WATER WAS FOUND ALONG TOP OF FIN BETWEEN FIN AND FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLES. AC HAD BEEN RECENTLY REPAINTED. REPLACED SEALANT AT LEADING AND TRAILING EDGES OF FIN TO PRECLUDED WATER INGRESS. SUGGEST CLOSE VISUAL INSPECTION OF FIN/FUSELAGE FOR BREAKS IN SEALING AT AFT FUSELAGE DETAILED INSPECTION AND AFTER STRIPPING/ PAINTING HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. AREA OF DISBOND WAS MAPPED OUT USING TAP TESTING HOWEVER ADDITIONAL CORE MATERIAL WAS REMOVED DUE TO ENTRAPPED WATER. (K)

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