Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
September 26, 2010
Submitted
October 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N240GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE240
Aircraft time
29,954 hours, 36,915 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Skin
Condition
Burned
Location
Lt Elevator
Component
Elevator
Component part number
130610000613
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 INSP MX FOUND A LIGHTENING EXIT HOLE .7" BY 1" DEEP IN THE T/E OF THE LT ELEVATOR, JUST INBD OF CAP AT OUTER STATIC WICK, AT OUTER STATIC WICK, AND A DAMAGED RIVET ON TOP OF THE CAP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RT ELEVATOR PER TC 1900-2730.00 PN 130-610000-613 SN OFF UE-249, REPAIRED THE AFFECTED AREA AND PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED RII INSPECTIONS IAW. EO 10-1900-27-005. MATERIALS UTILIZED ARE INCLUDED IN THE ENGINEERING ORDER.

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