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Service difficulty report · Truss · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
September 21, 2002
Submitted
January 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N166YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE166
Aircraft time
16,674 hours, 24,090 cycles
Part
Truss
Part number
1299100471
Part serial
S2677
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
7,913 hours, 10,838 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

WHILE PERFORMING AND "H" CHECK ON THE RT TRUSS IN, MECHANICS DISCOVERED A CRACK LOCATED ON THE UPPER RT COWLING BRACKET. THE CRACK WAS ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE TRUSS. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THAT THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRUSS. UPON RECEIPT OF THE TRUSS BY THE VENDOR, THEIR INSPECTION REPORT SHOWED THE CRACK AT BOTH UPPER COWLING BRACKETS ALSO. VENDOR PERFORMED AN 8000 HOUR MAG PARTICLE INSPECTION IAW REPS BEECH 1900D MM MISCELLANEOUS LIMITATIONS. REPAIRED TRUSS SUPPORT BRACKET MOUNTS 2 EACH BY FABRICATING AND INSTALLING REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLERS ON UPPER COWLING BRACKETS IAW RAYTHEON COWLING BRACKETS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RAYTHEON STANDARD REPAIR DRAWING SR-CO-00012 REV "B" DATED 12-10-02.

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