Service difficulty report · Bracket · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 29, 2008
Submitted
April 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK264
Aircraft time
6,914 hours, 5,822 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Bracket
Part number
45A21085004
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
724 hours, 660 cycles
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 INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IB RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, THE RT ROLLER BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. THE LEFT AND RIGHT H STAB INBOARD RIB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED.

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