SDR 99ZZZX557

Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 99

Difficulty date
December 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N118SF
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U32
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stabilizer
Part time
10,930 hours
Component
11562001027
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 A ROUTINE INSPECTION, CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE TOP SKIN OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BEGINNING UNDER THE DE-ICE BOOT TRAVELING AFT ALONG THE ROW OF RIVETS AT STA 87 TO THE FORWRD J-CHANNEL. SI NR 0131-130 HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY C/W. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED POSSIBLE CAUSE AS VIBRATION DUE TO SLIP STREAM.

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