Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 4, 2011
Submitted
March 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N100UX
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE100
Aircraft time
37,106 hours, 43,764 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 273
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 INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND THE UPPER SKIN CRACKED AROUND (7) FASTENERS AT FS 273 BETWEEN STRINGER 1 AND 2R, CRACKS RANGE FROM .4" TO .2" IN LENGTH. SOME FOUND WITH EDDY CURRENT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE AFFECTED AREA AND PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED RII INSPECTIONS IAW EO 11-1900-53-016. MATERIALS UTILIZED ARE INCLUDED IN THE ENGINEERING ORDER.

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