What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK IN THE VERTICAL STAB LT SPAR CAP ANGLE AT 20 PERCENT AT VXX 84.10, 1.25" IN LENGTH. REPAIRED AFFECTED AREA IAW EO 12-1900-55-030. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- September 10, 2012
- Submitted
- September 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N208GL
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE208
- Aircraft time
- 34,218 hours, 40,996 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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