Service difficulty report · Frame · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
December 13, 2010
Submitted
December 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE178
Aircraft time
31,382 hours, 41,400 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 456 S10r
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

MAJOR REPAIR - DURING A SCHEDULED ROUNTINE INSP, MX FOUND A CRACK IN THE RT FUSELAGE FRAME AT FS 456 & STR 10R AT THE STRINGER CUTOUT, .3" IN LENGTH. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE AFFECTED AREA AND PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED RII INSPECTIONS I.A.W. EO 10-1900-53-062. MATERIALS UTILIZED ARE INCLUDED IN THE ENGINEERING ORDER.

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