Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
March 26, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
18,979 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
10112001919
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
18,388 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 REPAIRS TO LT INBD WING STUB L/E RIBS AND UPPER MID-WING SKIN REPLACEMENT, THE AME NOTICED THE FWD SPAR LOWER SPAR CAP WAS CRACKED FROM WS 85.00 PROPAGATING INBD BY APPROXIMATELY 1". NO DAMAGE NOTED OR REPAIRS CARRIED OUT ON LT INBD WING FWD SPAR CAP AREAS. CLOSEST REPAIR WAS AT WS 104 FOR MLG ACTUATOR CUT-OUT AREA. JAN 2003 -HARD LANDING. RECORDS SHOWS FUSELAGE AND RT WING STUB AREA REPAIRED, BUT NO REPAIRS ON LT WING STUB. NO REPAIRS OR DAMAGE NOTED AT WING STUB UPPER SPAR CAP AREA. DEC 2005, CONTACTED SNOW DRIFT, NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NOTED OR REPAIRED. FEB 2012, RT MLG COLLAPSED. RECORDS SHOW STRUCTURAL REPAIRS DONE TO RT OTBD WING LOWER SKIN, RT NACELLE RIB STRUCTURE. NO DAMAGE NOTED OR REPAIRS CARRIED OUT ON LT WING STUB AREA.