Service difficulty report · Frame · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
March 2, 2004
Submitted
June 4, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

(AUS) FUSELAGE FRAMES CRACKED. CRACKS FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:-1. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT STRINGER NR 72. FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED AT STATION 326.75, STRINGER NO8 AND NO9 3. FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED AT STATION 337.75, AT STRINGER NR 9, NR 10 AND NR 114. LT STRINGER NR 9 CRACKED AT REAR PRESSURE BULKHEAD 5. ATIGUE CRACKS TO SKIN AND STRINGERS AT FUSELAGE STATION 326.75 TO 337.75 AND STRINGER NR 9, REAR PRESSURE BULKHEAD 6. MULTIPLE CRACKS IN FUSELAGE SKIN LT SIDE LOWER FRAME STATION 337.5.