Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
December 15, 2010
Submitted
December 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE178
Aircraft time
31,381 hours, 41,400 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Emergency Exit
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 CRACK IN THE INNER SKIN OF THE 6A EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR LOWER FWD CORNER, .7" IN LENGTH. MX REPAIRED THE AFFECTED AREA AND PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED RII INSPECTIONS I.A.W. EO 10-1900-52-007. MATERIALS UTILIZED ARE INCLUDED IN THE ENGINEERING ORDER.

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