SDR 95ZZZM106

Service difficulty report · Keel · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
May 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812BE
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UB50
Part
Keel
Part number
1149800211
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Nacelle
Stage of operation
IN
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 LEFT ENGINE AND TRUSS REPLACEMENT THE LEFT NACELLE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD UPPER KEEL WEBS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED. TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE OUTBOARD KEEL, P/N 114-98002201. ONE CRACK, APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCH LONG, WAS LOCATED BETWEEN THE UPPER 2 RIVETS ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE KEEL WEB JUST BELOW THE UPPER OUTBOARD TRUSS ATTACH FITTING. A SECOND CRACK, APPROX 3 INCHES LONG, ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE SAME FLANGE THROUGH THE ATTACHING HI-LOK FASTENERS WAS ALSO FOUND. ONE CRACK APPROX 1.25 INCH LONG, WAS FOUND ON THE INBOARD KEEL P/N 114-980021-1 RUNNING VERTICALLY THROUGH THE TOP TWO RIVETS ON THE FWD SIDE OF THE KEEL WEB JUST BEING DEVELOPED AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING.

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