What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT A VERTICAL STABILIZER SUPPORT RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED. SUPPORT RIB PART NUMBER 45A23324-003 WAS REPLACED REFERENCING THE BEECHJET 400A STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2006
- Submitted
- June 30, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N898TA
- Make and model
- Beech 400A
- Aircraft serial
- RK295
- Aircraft time
- 4,934 hours, 4,141 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 45A23324003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Part time
- 4,934 hours, 4,141 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.