Service difficulty report · Rib · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
August 28, 2007
Submitted
September 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK298
Aircraft time
4,946 hours, 4,202 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
45A21104642
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
4,946 hours, 4,202 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IB RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, BOTH THE RT IB ROLLER BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN MFG COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CRACKED RIB AND PREVENTATIVELY REPLACED THE LT RIB USING THE IMPROVED RIB ASSEMBLY.

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