Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 3, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
18,374 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Skin
Part number
1294000315
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
18,694 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) NOTED A 2 5/16 INCH CRACK IN LOWER LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN P/N 129-400031-51 DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVENT. THE CRACK IS LOCATED AT FS 303.25 WHICH IS A BULKHEAD JUST FORWARD OF THE 4TH LEFT CABIN WINDOW. THE CRACK EXTENDED FROM A RIVET HOLE AT THE BULKHEAD TO THE WINDOW CUTOUT. THERE IS A PREVIOUS REPAIR APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES BELOW THIS CRACK. THE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE WINDOW CUTOUT AND PROGRESSED FORWARD. THE PREVIOUS REPAIR IN THIS AREA HAS THE DAMAGE CLEANED OUT FROM THE WINDOW CUTOUT AREA AS WELL. THE CRACKED SKIN WAS REPAIRED AND INCORPORATED THE PREVIOUS REPAIR INTO ONE REPAIR.

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