Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 13, 2011
Submitted
November 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N81556
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE239
Aircraft time
27,904 hours, 36,447 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 SCHEDULED ROUTINE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION DISCOVERED TWO SPIDER WEB CRACKS LEFT AND RIGHT OF STRINGER 1 AS SEEN FROM EXTERIOR CRACKS ARE LESS THAN 1.0 INCH IN LENGTH AT FS 163.975. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR.

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