SDR GLBA2012092000065

Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date: September 19, 2012
Submitted: September 20, 2012
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N247GL
Make and model: Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial: UE247
Aircraft time: 33,638 hours, 40,967 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

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 A CRACK IN THE LT FWD SPAR CAP ANGLE AT THE VERT STAB AT VSS 84.10 AND THE 20 PERCENT AT THE SECOND FASTENER, CRACK RADIATES DOWNWARD FROM FASTENER, .375" IN LENGTH. REPAIRED IAW FR-CO-02530, REV 1, STEP 1. MAJOR REPAIR.

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