Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
December 27, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
36,367 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
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 COMPLETION OF AN I-CHECK AND AD2013-24-03, CRACKING IN VERTICAL STABILIZER. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LT AND RT VERTICAL STABILIZER. SPAR CAPS WERE FOUND CRACKED AT UPPER HOLES. ALSO, BOTH HAT SECTIONS WERE ALSO CRACKED WHICH WILL BE MITIGATED WITH PART REPLACEMENT. ACFT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND THE OEM CONTACTED FOR FIELD REPAIR WITH RESPECT TO THE SPAR CAPS. SPAR CAP PN AFFECTED: 101-640011-3 &-4. HAT SECTION PN AFFECTED: 114-640000-25 & -26.

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