What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A CRACK IN A VERTICAL STABILIZER RIB ABOVE THE ELEVATOR BELLCRANK MOUNTING BRACKET. CRACK WAS .5" LONG AND TERMINATED TO A TOOLING HOLE. CRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW ENGINEERING DATA.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2007
- Submitted
- April 3, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N789TA
- Make and model
- Beech 400A
- Aircraft serial
- RK268
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D5
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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