Service difficulty report · Structure · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 2, 2011
Submitted
February 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N218YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE218
Aircraft time
28,985 hours, 39,640 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A6
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
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 4 CRACKS AROUND THE VENT HOLE IN THE VERT STAB BEHIND THE BULLET CTR WEB, ALL 4 CRACKS ARE .5" IN LENGTH. SUPLEMENTAL INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION OF THE REPAIR AND RETENTION OF THE PAPERWORK.

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