Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 2, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
39,448 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
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) VERTICAL FWD PORT & STARBOARD CAPS FOUND CRACKED AT UPPER ATTACH POINT FASTENERS. IAW RDO FR-CO-102431. UPPER DAMAGED PORTIONS OF SPAR CAPS CUT AWAY. INSERTION PIECES OF SPAR CAPS AND DOUBLER REPAIR ANGLES CUT FROM NEW SPAR CAPS WITH SPLICE CARRIED OUT MIDWAY BETWEEN RIB STNÏ¿½S 69.184 AND 54.026. ALL WET ASSEMBLY WITH EA9309.3NA USING HI-LOK PINS (HL20PB6) AND MAX BOLTS (CR7311-6) AT SPLICE ANGLE. ALL AFFECTED AREAS PREPPED/ALODINED/EPOXY PRIMED TO MEET MIL-P-23377. NDT CARRIED OUT PRIOR TOASSEMBLY TO ENSURE NO FURTHER DAMAGE.

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