Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
December 8, 2008
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
9,731 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Skin
Part number
115430100661A
Condition
Cracked
Location
Emergency Exit
Part time
9,902 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) WHEN COMPLYING WITH SPECIAL INSPECTION "ESCAPE HATCHES AND ASSOCIATED AREAS", A CRACK WAS FOUND AT THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF THE BONDED RT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR SKIN, EXACTLY AS PICTURED IN THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. REPLACED SKIN ASSEMBLY WITH NEW. CRACKS ARE DIFFICULT TO DETECT DUE TO FILLER USED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO BLEND THE RADIUS AFTER FITTING THE SKIN. OUR INSPECTION TSK IS AMENDED TO INDICATE THE INTERIOR PANEL IS TO BE REMOVED AND INSPECTED FROM THE INSIDE. HIGH TIME/HIGH CYCLE B300 OF OUR FLEET OF FIVE AIRCRAFT.