What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK ON THE RT FWD SPAR CAP ANGLE ON THE VERTICAL STAB COMING DOWN TO THE FIRST FASTENER, .375" IN LENGTH. REPAIRED IAW FR-CO-02532 REV 1, STEP 1. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- September 24, 2012
- Submitted
- September 24, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N184UX
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE184
- Aircraft time
- 35,915 hours, 44,855 cycles
- 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.