Service difficulty report · Frame · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
December 14, 2011
Submitted
December 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N247GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE247
Aircraft time
31,893 hours, 38,908 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

DURING A SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSPECTION FOUND THE AFT FUSELAGE FRAME AT FS 456 CRACKED AT THE FWD GAS STRUT MOUNT UPPER INBD NUT PLATE, BETWEEN STRINGER 4L AND 5L, 2 CRACKS 1" AND .2" IN LENGTH. MX REPAIRED THE AFFECTED AREA AND PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED RII INSPECTIONS IAW EO 11-1900-53-067. MATERIALS UTILIZED ARE INCLUDED IN THE EO. MAJOR REPAIR.

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