Service difficulty report · Attach Angle · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 4, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
24,766 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Attach Angle
Part number
1016400113
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Part time
25,790 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) FOUND ONE AIRCRAFT WITH A CRACK IN THE H STAB ATTACH ANGLE, THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM WAS AMENDED TO CARRY OUT A REPEAT OF HBC MSB 55-4114 EVEN THOUGH IT CALLED FOR A ONE TIME ONLY INSPECTION. WHEN CARRYING OUT THE BORESCOPE INSPECTION IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE TWO CRACKS VISIBLE ON THE L/H H STAB ATTACH ANGLE. THE FIRST ONE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE TOP RIVET AND THE SECOND CRACK WAS COMING FROM BESIDE THE SECOND RIVET. THIS WAS LATER CONFIRMED BY AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION

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