What was found
FIVE CRACKS FOUND IN THE RIB IN JOGGLED PARTS OF RIB AT STRING INTERSECTIONS. STRING P/N 101-640000-46, 101-640000-39, 101-640000-45, 101-640000-38. CRACKS RUN HORIZONTAL TO RIB FROM LAST RIVET HOLE TO EDGE OF RIB.
- Difficulty date
- September 10, 2003
- Submitted
- September 19, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3199Q
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE3199Q
- Aircraft time
- 15,241 hours, 21,232 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 11464000059
- Part serial
- UE3199Q
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.