Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
June 24, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
8,156 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
1014302851
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
9,057 hours
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) MAINT WAS CARRYING OUT THE FIRST 1000 CYCLE REPETITIVE INSP AFTER INITIAL 10000 CYCLE STRUCTURAL INSP. FOUND A 4 INCH CRACK IN THE FS 280.275 BULKHEAD WEB, ON THE LT SIDE AT THE STRINGER NR 4 CUTOUT. THE BULKHEAD WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THICKNESS IS .040 INCH AT THIS AREA. THE CRACK ORIGINATED IN A POORLY DONE STRINGER CUTOUT. THIS IS THE HIGH TIME IN OUR FLIGHT. IT ACCRUES APPROX 1.4 CYCLES/HOUR IN AIR AMBULANCE WORK.