Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech B100

Difficulty date
June 22, 2005
Submitted
August 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B100
Aircraft time
9,168 hours
Part
Skin
Part number
115610010167
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elevator
Component
Elevator · Beech
Component part number
1156100106
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

THE ELEVATOR WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE THE TRAILING EDGE SPLINE AND REPAIR CRACKS IN THE LE SKIN NEAR THE OUTBOARD HINGE POINT. THE HORN AREA WAS DISMANTLED TO INSPECT THE INNER STRUCTURE. A TOTAL OF TWENTY CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE OUTBOARD OF THE HINGE POINT, INCLUDING SKINS, RIBS, AND CLIPS. A SEARCH OF BEECH SERVICE INFORMATION REVEALED THAT SB 0799-133 AND AD76-22-03MAY ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT DO NOT PERTAIN TO THIS AIRCRAFT SERIAL NUMBER.

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