Service difficulty report · Spar · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
August 22, 2007
Submitted
August 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE220
Aircraft time
23,836 hours, 28,659 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

MAJOR REPAIR - UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SPAR WEB WAS FOUND TO HAVE TWO CRACKS RADIATING FROM DEICE TUBE HOLE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH & 1/2 INCH. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED MAIN SPAR CENTER WEB ON HORIZONTAL STAB I.A.W. BEECH 1900D SRM 55-91. REPAIR APPROXIMATELY 3 3/4 INCH BY 4 3/4 INCH. .063 2024 T3. RII C/W PER TASKCARD 8.2.1.

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