Service difficulty report · Fairing · Beech 99

Difficulty date
June 17, 2009
Submitted
June 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N190WA
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U76
Aircraft time
29,486 hours, 37,979 cycles
Part
Fairing
Part number
115440293
Condition
Departed
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

APPROX 20 MILES SOUTH, DURING DESCENT THE PILOT NOTED A LOUD NOISE AND THE ACFT SHUTTERED. ALL INSTUMENTS AND FLIGHT CONTROLS REMAINED NORMAL. THE PILOT SLOWED TO 160KTS AS A PRECAUTION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. VISUAL INSP REVEALED THAT THE AFT AERODYNAMIC FAIRING SECTION OF THE UNDERBELLY CARGO POD HAD DEPARTED THE ACFT. MX REMOVED THE REMAINING PIECES OF FAIRING, REPAIRED THE DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND INSTALLED A SERVICABLE FAIRING. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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