Service difficulty report · Frame · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 3, 2011
Submitted
February 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE169
Aircraft time
29,614 hours, 37,278 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 280
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 FRAME AT FS 280.73 AT STRINGER 5R CUTOUT, .2" IN LENGTH. MAINTENANC PERFORMED ANOTHER INSPECTION ON THE AREA AND FOUND THE THE CRACK WAS A PEN MARK FROM ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE.

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