Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
September 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elev Upper
Part time
11,300 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) UPPER ELEVATOR SKIN FOUND CRACKED AT THE AFT EDGE BEHIND THE LEADING EDGE SKIN. LOCATED JUST OUTBOARD OF THE OUTBOARD HINGE. CRACK APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2INCHES LONG. REPAIRED PER BEECH DRAWING.