Service difficulty report · Frame · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
October 13, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
15,970 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Frame
Part number
1014300263
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 207
Part time
16,144 hours
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

(CAN) SPECIAL INSPECTION 50 WAS COMPLETED AS PER RAYTHEON MM 5-20-05, WHICH INVOLVES THE FOLLOWING: FRAME WEB FS 179 THROUGH FS 271 INSPECT THE FRAME WEBS FOR CRACKS FROM THE LIGHTNING HOLES AND STRINGER CUTOUTS. THE FRAMES SHOULD BE INSPECTED FROM THE LOWER CENTERLINE TO STRINGER 4. EXAMINE THE CROSSTIES CLOSELY AT STRINGER 7 POSITION. THE INSPECTION INTERVAL IS INITIALLY 10,000 CYCLES AND AT 1000 CYCLES THERE AFTER. DURING THIS INSPECTION THE RT FUSELAGE FRAME 207.0 (P/N:101-430026-3) WAS FOUND CRACKED IN TWO LOCATIONS. THE FIRST CRACK WAS LOCATED AT THE UPPER EDGE OF THE FRAME LIGHTNING HOLE MIDPOINT OF RT STRINGER 9 AND RT STRINGER 10 (WL 103.0). THE CRACK MEASURED .900 IN LENGTH. THE SECOND CRACK WAS