Service difficulty report · Rib · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 6, 2017
Submitted
December 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404BA
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B5228
Aircraft time
2,397 hours, 5,309 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
263202114
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
2,397 hours, 5,309 cycles
Component
Horiz Stab · Cessna
Component part number
263200049
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.

What was found

THE RIB IN THE LT HORIZONTAL IS CRACKING AT SS 80.60 THE RIB CRACKS AT THE LAST RIVET AFT OF THE WHERE THE LATERAL STRINGER RUNS THROUGH THE RIB. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE THAT HAS CRACKED. THIS RIB CRACKED ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE RIB ALONG WITH THE UPPER SKIN BEING CRACKED. IF YOU CONTACT ME I CAN EMAIL PICTURES TO GO ALONG WITH THIS.

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