Service difficulty report · Spar · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
November 30, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
24,521 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
5011002611
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
24,431 hours, 29,320 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING LANDING PHASE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO LT WHEN APPROACH FLAPS WERE SELECTED. ROLL RESPONSE WAS CORRECTED WITH AILERON TRIM INPUT. FURTHER FLAP DEPLOYMENT DID NOT CREATE ANY FURTHER CONTROL DIFFICULTY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RT OUTER FLAP WAS NOT SYMETRICAL TO OTHER FLAPS. THE IB FLAP HANGAR HAD CHANGED POSITIONS DUE TO A CRACK IN THE REAR SPAR WEB AT THE FLAP HANGAR ATTACH POINT. SEVERAL OTHER ANGLES AND BRACKETS WERE ALSO BROKEN. A REPAIR SCHEME WAS REQUESTED FROM MFG.