Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech A100

Difficulty date
September 10, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
22,590 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Skin
Part number
115620010427
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
22,102 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) DURING A PHASE 3 INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER SURFACE. THERE WAS OIL CANNING ON THE UPPER SKIN, NEAR THE CRACK WHICH INDICATE PROBABLE DAMAGE AT THE RIB. DURING REPAIR, NO RIB WERE FOUND DAMAGED BUT ON SKIN STIFFENER HAVE BEEN REPAIRED IAW WITH SRM. AS PRECAUTIONNARY THE COMPANY HAS INITIATED A FLEET INSPECTION OF OTHER ACFT AS A RESULT OF THIS FINDING.

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