Service difficulty report · Stabilizer · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
April 18, 2012
Submitted
April 18, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N655JG
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB1440
Aircraft time
5,040 hours, 4,605 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Stabilizer
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Horizontal
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND HORIZONTAL STAB FORWARD SPAR AND RIBS ARE NOT RIVETED CORRECTLY FROM THE FACTORY, FOUND MANY RIVETS THAT GO THROUGHT THE FORWARD SPAR THAT ARE TOO SHORT AND ALSO WHERE THE RIB AND THE FWD SPAR COME TOGETHER, THE RIVET MISSES THE RIB. FOUND SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER ACFT INSPECTED.