SDR CA961030002

Service difficulty report · Spar · Beech A100

Difficulty date: October 28, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Make and model: Beech A100
Engine: Pwa PT6A28
System (JASC): 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
Part: Spar
Part number: 5016000354
Condition: Cracked
Location: Inb Flap Track
Part time: 9,988 hours
Component: 5016000396
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) AT THE SPAR CUTOUT WHICH THE INBOARD FLAP TRACK PASSES AS THE FLAP IS RETRACTED, A .50 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND, EXTENDING FROM THE TOP INBOARD CORNER INTO THE BEND RADIUS BETWEEN THE WEB AND FLANGE. PART TC: 10,196. AIRCRAFT TT: 10,017 HOURS.

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