What was found
WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION IN THE VERT STAB, THE RIB FLANGES AT CANTED STAB STA 39.289 AND STA 54.026 WERE FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED FLANGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH BEECH STRUCTURAL MANUAL P/N 114-590021-9, 51-70-03.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2003
- Submitted
- September 5, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N178YV
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE178
- Aircraft time
- 18,277 hours, 26,257 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 11464000061
- Part serial
- UE178
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.