Service difficulty report · Rib · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
November 3, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
9,857 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Part
Rib
Part number
50610000355
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
9,839 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) WHILE THE ACFT WAS DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE, ALL GEAR REPLACEMENT, LEFT ELEVATOR CLOSE OUT RIB FOUND WITH TWO SIMILAR CRACKS AT THE TORQUE TUBE ATTACHMENT. ONE ON THE UPPER AFT AREA AND ONE ON THE LOWER AFT AREA. THE UPPER CRACK IS GOING THROUGH THE AFT RIVET THEN CONTINUES THROUGH THE UPPER RETAINING BOLT AND KEEPS RUNNING TOWARD THE NEXT RIVET WITHOUT REACHING IT AND TO THE OUTER EDGE. THE LOWER CRACK IS GOING THROUGH THE AFT RIVET THEN CONTINUES THROUGH THE LOWER RETAINING BOLT AND KEEPS RUNNING TOWARD THE NEXT RIVET WITHOUT REACHING IT.

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