What was found
AFT CANTED BULKHEAD AT BS 474.4 CRACKED AT ELEVATOR PUSH PULL TUBE OPENING. DURING REMOVAL AFT VERTICAL SPAR WEB (2631021-12) WAS FOUND TO HAVE EXCESSIVE FRETTING, VERTICAL SPAR WEB ALSO REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- April 27, 2012
- Submitted
- May 1, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N411GV
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 208B0672
- Aircraft time
- 16,801 hours, 36,320 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 26120605
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 16,801 hours, 36,320 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.