# SDR AMWA23

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 18, 2003
- Submitted: September 5, 2003
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N178YV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178YV), registered now
- Make and model: Beech 1900D
- Registry model: [Beech 1900D](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: UE178
- Aircraft time: 18,277 hours, 26,257 cycles
- System (JASC): [5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5531)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AMWA23

## Discrepancy

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.