Service difficulty report · Rib · Beech 58

Difficulty date
December 23, 2010
Submitted
December 30, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N457DF
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1354
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing Te Flap
Part time
4,532 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

(CFOR) WHILE COMPLYING WITH MFG SAFETY COMMUNIQUE NR313 TITLED "FLAP ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT BRACKET AND NOSE RIB ASSEMBLY", DISCOVERED A CRACK ON RIB (PN35-165050-84) ORIGINATING FROM THE LIGHTENING HOLE. AFTER REMOVING THE RT FLAP FROM THE WING AND REMOVING THE ACTUATOR ATTACH BRACKET FROM THE FLAP, ANOTHER CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN (PN 95-160000-82 UNDER THE BRACKET.

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