Service difficulty report · Spar · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
March 8, 2019
Submitted
August 14, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
15,522 hours
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
5011002611
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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) RH WING AFT SPAR WEB FOUND CRACKED AT RWS 134.00 WHERE RH OB FLAP OB TRACK ATTACHES. (AIRCRAFT OVER-SPEED NOT REPORTED) FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF FLAP AND ASSOCIATED SHEET-METAL PARTS THE AREA WAS INSPECTED. IT LOOKS AS IF FATIGUE OVER TIME CAUSED SUPPORTING ANGLES TO CRACK THEREFORE LESSENING THE STRENGTH OF THE AREA. SPAR WEB REPAIRED IAW BEECHCRAFT FIELD REPAIR. HOW THE WEB WAS CRACKED THE OB TRACK COULD CAUSE THE FLAP TO JAM UP DURING OPERATION IF IT WAS NOT CAUGHT DURING A WALK AROUND. IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN IT WOULD LIKELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT SAFETY.