Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech A100

Difficulty date
October 22, 2002
Submitted
November 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
15,311 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Skin
Part number
115610010125
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elevator
Part time
15,703 hours, 16,670 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

(CAN) DURING INSPECTION, THE TRAILING EDGE SPLINE ON THE ELEVATORS WAS FOUND CRACKED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS, THE ELEVATOR WAS REPLACED. THE REMOVED ELEVATOR WAS SENT TO OUR SHEET METAL SHOP FOR REPAIR, AFTER DISASSEMBLY THEY REPORTED THAT MOST OF THE CRACKS EXTENDED FROM THE RIVET HOLES TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE SPLINE, A FEW CRACKS EXTENDED FROM THE RIVET HOLES TO THE LEADING EDGE AND ONE CRACK EXTENDED THOUGH THE ENTIRE SPLINE. APPROXIMATELY 95 PERCENT OF THE HOLES WERE CRACKED.

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