What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND TWO CRACKS IN THE VERTICAL STAB RT SIDE AFT LWR SPAR SKIN 8.5" UP FROM BOTTOM, 3" IN LENGTH. REPAIRED IAW EO 12-1900-55-038. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2012
- Submitted
- September 17, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N261GL
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE261
- Aircraft time
- 33,457 hours, 40,985 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67D
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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