Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech B100

Difficulty date
July 26, 2005
Submitted
September 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B100
Aircraft time
9,168 hours
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Part number
991300009
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aileron
Component
Aileron · Beech
Component part number
9913000060
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT HAND AILERON UNDER THE STATIC WICKS. THE AILERO N WAS REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED. AFTER REMOVING THE UPPER SKIN, IT WAS DISCOVEREDTHAT THE UPPER AND LOWER SKINS WERE CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, JUST AFT OFTHE JOINT WHERE THE NOSE SKIN OVER LAPS THE AFT SKIN. RAYTHEON HAS PUBLISHED A S.B. TO INSPECT THE RIGHT HAND AILERON FOR CRACKS IN THE SAME LOCATION,BUT NOT FOR THE LT AILERON.

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