Service difficulty report · Frame · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 5, 2011
Submitted
April 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N255GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE255
Aircraft time
29,700 hours, 35,505 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 456
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 CARGO DOOR FWD FUSELAGE FRAME AT F.S. 456 CRACKED AT THE GAS STRUT MOUNT UPPER IB NUTPLATE AREA, 1" IN LENGTH. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE AFFECTED AREA AND PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED RII INSPECTIONS I.A.W. EO 11-1900-53-024. MATERIALS UTILIZED ARE INCLUDED IN THE ENGINEERING ORDER.

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