What was found
WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION IN THE VERT STAB, THE FLANGES AT CANTED STAB STA 24.973, STAB STA 39.289 AND STAB STA 54.026 WERE FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED CRACKS TO RIB FLANGE IN ACCORDANCE TO BEECH SRM P/N 114-590021-9, 51-70-03.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2003
- Submitted
- September 5, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N163YV
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE163
- Aircraft time
- 18,265 hours, 25,531 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 11464000059
- 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.