Service difficulty report · Spar · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
February 11, 2011
Submitted
March 3, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N822BB
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft serial
20800329
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Spar
Part number
26300038
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
2,609 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

ACTC=4354, DURING PHASE 10 INSP, FOUND HORIZONTAL STAB FWD SPAR BENT AND CRACKED, IN THE CENTER WEB AREA, IN BETWEEN THE FWD ATTACH POINTS. MFG CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ENGINEERING WERE CONTACTED AND SENT PHOTOS. OPERATOR SUSPECTS ACFT CLEANING PERSONNEL STANDING ON TOP OF HORIZ STAB DURING CLEANING OPERATION. THIS PRACTICE WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED. ALSO, LARGE RED "NO STEP" PLACARDS WILL BE OPSITIONED ON TOP OF LT AND RT HORIZ STAB OF THESE ACFT.

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