Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 21, 2010
Submitted
June 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N240GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE240
Aircraft time
29,482 hours, 36,320 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 273.25 S1-3r
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

MAJOR REPAIR - DURING A SCHEDULED ROUNTINE INSPECTION CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE UPPER SKIN AT FS 273.25 BETWEEN STRINGER 1 AND STRINGER 3R, CRACKS RANGE FROM .5" TO .7", APPROXIMATELY 7" IN LENGTH. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE AFFECTED AREA AND PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED RII INSPECTIONS IAW EO 10-1900-53-037. MATERIALS UTILIZED ARE INCLUDED IN THE ENGINEERING ORDER.

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