What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK IN THE VERTICAL STAB LT SPAR CAP ANGLE AT 20 PERCENT CHORD AT VSS 84.10, .75" IN LENGTH. REPAIRED IAW FR-CO002516R1, STEP 1. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- September 7, 2012
- Submitted
- September 10, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N153GL
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE153
- Aircraft time
- 36,093 hours, 47,268 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67D
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal 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
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.