Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 16, 2006
Submitted
December 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK225
Aircraft time
5,483 hours, 4,505 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
45A3442043
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left Pylon
Part time
5,483 hours, 4,505 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 EVENT, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED CRACKS ON THE TOP SKIN OF THE PYLON. THE CRACKS WERE LOCATED NEAR THE INBOARD TRAILING EDGE; THE FORWARD CRACK WAS .9" LONG 17.25" FROM THE TRAILING EDGE. THE SECOND CRACK WAS .2" LONG 16.125" FROM THE TRAILING EDGE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CRACKS.

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