Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
November 17, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
890 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Skin
Condition
Loose
Location
Fuselage
Part time
1,951 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) THE FUSELAGE RIVETS ARE LOOSE AND LEAKING PRESSURIZATION. THESE RIVETS WERE SEALED IN AUGUST 2009 IAW MFG RECOMMENDED REPAIR. THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AT 1790.7 TTSN, IN 160.5 HOURS THE PROBLEM IS COMING BACK. MFG STATES THAT THIS IS NOT A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM, BUT THE REPAIR THEY RECOMMENDED DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS WITH THE RIVETS MOVING IN THE FUSELAGE.