Service difficulty report · Frame · Beech A100

Difficulty date
June 1, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
16,267 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Frame
Part number
5042002857
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
16,888 hours, 17,892 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 INSP 3 CRACKS WERE FOUND IN LT FRAME AT FUSELAGE STATION 207.00. ONE OF CRACKS (CRACK NR 1) MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A SMALL HOLE THAT WAS DRILLED WITHOUT ANY EDGE DISTANCE, CRACK TRAVELED FROM DRILLED HOLE, AROUND CORNER TO LOWEST LIGHTING HOLE IN FRAME. DRILLED HOLE WAS NOT USED, IT WAS PROBABLY USED AT SOME TIME IN PAST TO HOLD PART OF INTERIOR IN PLACE. THIS HOLE WAS ALSO DRILLED THROUGH HEATING DUCT MOUNTED TO FRAME. SECOND CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED FROM LOWEST STRINGER CUTOUT, MOVED IB TO SECOND LIGHTNING HOLE FROM BOTTOM. THIRD CRACK STARTED FROM SAME STRINGER CUTOUT STARTED IT WAY DOWN TO SAME LIGHTNING HOLE AS FIRST CRACK, CRACK HAD ONLY TRAVELED ABOUT INCH. FRAME IS BEING REPLACED.

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