Service difficulty report · Rib · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 20, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
33,980 hours
Part
Rib
Part number
13063000055
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
Part time
33,979 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE NOTICED THERE WERE MISSING/SHEARED RIVETS ADJACENT TO WHERE THE RUDDER TORQUE TUBE ASSY ATTACHES TO THE RIB CLOSURE AND DOUBLER DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE DEFECT A FLEET WIDE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON AN ADDITIONAL 6 ACFT. ONLY 1 OTHER ACFT EXHIBITED A SIMILAR DEFECT. THE SECOND ACFT INSPECTED WAS REPAIRED BY MAINTENANCE AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE FOLLOWING PN ARE AFFECTED ON THE SUBJECT ACFT, TUBE ASSY TORQUE, PN: 101-630010-9, ITEM 325 RIB CLOSURE, PN: 130-630000-55, ITEM NR 115 DOUBLER, PN: 101-630000-121, ITEM NR 140 REF IML 55-40-00-03, FIGURES 1 & 2. THE SUBJECT ACFT HAS ACCUMULATED 33979.5 HRS & 39886 CYCLES. NOTE: THIS DISCREPANCY WAS NOTED DURING THE IMPORT INSPECTION OF THIS ACFT.

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