SDR GLBA2012100100071

Service difficulty report · Spar · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date: September 29, 2012
Submitted: October 1, 2012
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N201GL
Make and model: Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial: UE201
Aircraft time: 34,535 hours, 42,313 cycles
Engine: Pwa PT6A67D
System (JASC): 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
Part: Spar
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 FOUR CRACKS ON THE VERTICAL STAB RT FWD SPAR CAP ANGLE AT VSS 84.10 AT 20 PERCENT CHORD, CRACKED FROM FIRST RIVET HOLE AND SECOND CRACK IS FROM SECOND RIVET HOLE, AND THIRD CRACK AT THIRD RIVET HOLE, AND FOURTH CRACK AT FOURTH RIVET HOLE, 6.125 INCHES IN LENGTH. REPAIRED IAW EO 11-1900-55-044.

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