Service difficulty report · Fitting · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
January 3, 2003
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
4,919 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Part
Fitting
Part number
901100351
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing Spar
Part time
16,710 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 A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AME NOTICED AN OILY STREAK ON THE FITTING. AFTER CLEANING, IT APPEARED TO BE A DEEP SCRATCH. THE AREA WAS CLEANED WITH SOLVENT AND REEXAMINED, WHICH LOOKED LIKE A CRACK. AN NDT. (LIQUID PENETRANT) WAS PERFORMED TO CONFIRM THE CRACK. IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT IT WAS A CRACK.A FLEET-WIDE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON ALL FITTINGS. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND PROBLEM WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH. AWAITING PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT.

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