What was found
(CAN) AIRCRAFT SKIN FOUND CRACKED ON THE BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE AFT OF THE MAIN SPAR ON EACH OUTBOARD SIDE. CRACKS OUTSIDE OF BELLY SPLICE PLATES. AIRCRAFT TT: 17,540 HOURS.
- Difficulty date
- November 14, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Beech A100
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A28
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Belly
- Part time
- 17,413 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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