Service difficulty report · Splice · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
July 25, 2005
Submitted
August 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575P
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC95
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Splice
Part number
11443006019
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Fs 523.5
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE FRAME SPLICES ADJACENT TO STRINGER 4L ON FUSELAGE FRAME AT FS 523.5, HAD POOR FIT-UP BETWEEN THE LT FRAME (114-430059-5), THE TOP FRAME (114-430127-3) AND THE LT SPLICE CLIP (114-43006019). THERE WAS A 0.030 TO 0.060 INCH GAP BETWEEN THE FRAME FLANGE AND THE FLANGE OF THE SPLICE CLIP WITH THE RIVET SHANKS VISIBLE. THE GAP BETWEEN THE FRAME FLANGE AND THE SPLICE CLIP WAS SIMILAR ON THE RT SIDE AND ALSO ON LT AND RT OF THE FS 531.0 FRAME AND FS 544.25 FRAME LT AND RT TO A LESSER DEGREE. ONE RIVET HEAD WAS MISSING FROM THE FLANGE AT THE FS 544.25, RT SIDE SPLICE AND SEVERAL HEADS (POPPED OFF) WHEN REMOVING THE RIVETS FOR REPAIR. (K)

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