Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech B300

Difficulty date
April 18, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft time
5,344 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
5,435 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 SCHEDULED INSPECTION A 4.5" CRACK RUNNING LONGITUDINALLY WAS DISCOVERED IN THE BELLY SKIN. IT IS LOCATED BETWEEN FS 254.5 AND FS 259.0 AND ON THE FIRST STR TO THE RT SIDE OF CENTER. IT RUNS DIRECTLY UNDER A STR AND APPEARS TO BE WHERE THE BONDED OR CHEMICALLY MILLED SKIN CHANGES THICKNESS. FIRST CRACK OF THIS TYPE SEEN ON 8 DIFFERENT AIRFRAMES UP TO 17,000 HOURS.

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