Service difficulty report · Frame · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 27, 2008
Submitted
August 22, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N534M
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE333
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Frame
Part number
12943003723
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 363.25
Part time
10,817 hours
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 STRUCTURAL INSP, FOUND LOWER FRAME WEB CRACKED AT FLANGE CORNER. TEE ATTACHED TO FRAME CRACKED THRU LOWER RIVET HOLE. DOUBLER ATTACHED TO LOWER AFT SIDE OF WEB WAS ALSO CRACKED. THE AFT CLIP, ATHAT ATTACHES THE LOWER FRAME TO THE SIDEWALL SEAT TRACK STRINGER, WAS LEFT OUT AT BUILD. THE STRESSES NOT BEING TRANSFERRED TO SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, BECAUSE OF THE MISSING CLIP, MAY HAVE ADDED TO THE FRAME FAILURE. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM AND DER REPORT. (K)

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