SDR 98ZZZX2664

Service difficulty report · Spar · Beech 58P

Difficulty date
July 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
RF2R133L
Mistras Services Division
Aircraft
N133Z
Make and model
Beech 58P
Aircraft serial
TJ367
Part
Spar
Part number
00244002373
Condition
Cracks
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
4,400 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

UPON INSPECTION OF LEFT SUPPORT CHANNEL, THE CHANNEL HAD CRACKS IN UPPER AND LOWER RADII. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED AND THE DRILL PENETRATED THE SPAR. THE SPAR AND CHANNEL WERE REPLACED, THE CHANNEL APPARENTLY HAD A LARGE BOW IN IT AND CAUSED THE UPPER AND LOWER CRACKS.

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