What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK IN THE LT VERTICAL STAB, LT FWD SPAR CAP ANGLE AT APPROX FSS 84.10, 20 PERCENT CHORD VISIBLE, 1.25" IN LENGTH. REPAIRED AFFECTED AREA IAW EO 12-1900-55-021. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2012
- Submitted
- August 6, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N100UX
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE100
- Aircraft time
- 39,900 hours, 47,033 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67D
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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