Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 8, 2007
Submitted
January 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE163
Aircraft time
24,761 hours, 35,523 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
12940003197
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 213-220
Part time
24,761 hours, 35,523 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DISCOVERED DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOR PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FUSELAGE SKIN TO BE CRACKED ALONG THE RT SIDE OF THE NR 1 COMM ANTENNA. THE CRACK WAS 7 IN LONG, EXTENDING FROM APPROX FS 213.00 TO FS 220.750 RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE ANTENNA DOUBLER IN BETWEEN (STRINGERS) 1 AND 2R. REPAIRED CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FS 213.00 AND FS220.75. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT ALL ENDS, ONE CUT AWAY AREA APPROX. 2 INCHES BY 4 INCHES FABRICATED EXTERNAL DOUBLER(.040 INCH 2024-T3) AND FILLER (.025 INCH 2024-T3) INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER WITH HYSOL EA9309.3NA IAW THE MFG INSTRUCTIONS. INSTALLED RIVETS WET WITH SEALANT. THERE IS AN EXISTING INTERNAL DOUBLER THAT IS REMOVED AND REINSTALLED. ALL A

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