What was found
WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION IN THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, THE RIB FLANGES AT CANTED STAB STA. 39.289 AND STAB STA. 54.026 WERE FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED FLANGE IAW STRUCTURAL MANUAL P/N 114-590021-9, 51-70-03
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2003
- Submitted
- August 27, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE178
- Aircraft time
- 182,776 hours, 26,257 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.