What was found
MAJOR REPAIR - DURING ROUTINE SCHEDULED MX, A FRAME FLANGE AROUND 2 RIVETS WERE FOUND CRACKED AT FS 544.0 BETWEEN STRINGERS 12L AND 13L. CRACKS RADIATE APPROX .250 INCH FROM RIVET CENTER.
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 2009
- Submitted
- July 24, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N173YV
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE173
- Aircraft time
- 23,090 hours, 39,503 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- 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.