Service difficulty report · Attach Bracket · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
February 25, 2009
Submitted
February 25, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N144AW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK19
Aircraft time
9,178 hours, 9,173 cycles
Part
Attach Bracket
Part number
45A21085003
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
9,178 hours, 9,173 cycles
Component
Beech
Component part number
45A21001631
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING SCHEDULED INSP FOUND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LT AND RT INBD FWD RIB'S ROLLER ATTACH BRACKETS CRACKED. PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED BY MFG COMMUNIQUÉS 70 AND 83. AREA HAS BEEN INCLUDED INTO MFG INSPECTION GUIDE, BUT TECHS AND INSPECTORS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS AREA DURING INSPECTIONS, AS IT IS NOT EASILY VISIBLE. MFG BELIEVES PROBLEM CAUSED BY FATIGUE AND PROPER HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER TO VERTICAL STABILIZER CLEARANCES NOT BEING MAINTAINED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. REPLACED ROLLER ATTACH BRACKETS AND RIBS WITH IMPROVED P/N ASSEMBLIES IAW MFG COMMUNIQUÉ 83.

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