SDR 95ZZZX4512

Service difficulty report · Rib · Beech 95B55B

Difficulty date
August 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N26DS
Make and model
Beech 95B55B
Aircraft serial
TC1324
Part
Rib
Part number
3516505084
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Flap Le
Part time
4,735 hours
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 ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND SKIN CRACKED ON RT FLAP LEADING EDGE WHERE FLAP ACTUATOR ATTACHES TO FLAP. FOUND LEADING EDGE RIB BROKEN. BROKEN RIB NOT VISIBLE FOR INSPECTION. PROBLEM CAUSES SKIN TO CRACK OUT AT FLAP ACTUATOR ATTACH BRACKET. REPAIR DIFFICULT DUE TO NO ACCESS TO CHANGE BROKEN RIB. SUSPECT CAUSED BY PEOPLE STEPPING ON FLAP ENTERING CABIN. MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO ISSUE SB TO INSPECT, REPAIR, AND REINFORCE THIS AREA. SECOND FINDING.

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