Service difficulty report · Rib · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 18, 2006
Submitted
August 1, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N456CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK56
Aircraft time
8,503 hours, 7,281 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
45A21104641
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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

DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER BRACKET INSPECTION THE LEFT INBOARD HORIZONTAL STABILIZER NOSE RIB STRUCTURE WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN BEECHJET COMMUNIQUE' NUMBER 70. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE WAS REMOVED AFTER THE STABILIZER WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER NOSE RIB WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEECHJET 400A STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LEADING EDGE WERE REINSTALLED. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED WHEN OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED ON THE ELEVATORS, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ANT-ICING, AND PITCH TRIM SYSTEMS. A SUCCESSFUL CHECK FL

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