What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND TWO CRACKS ON THE VERTICAL STAB LT FWD SPAR CAP ANGLE TOP TWO RIVETS, 2 INCHES IN LENGTH. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED IAW EO 12-1900-55-056. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- November 13, 2012
- Submitted
- November 27, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N257GL
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE257
- Aircraft time
- 33,330 hours, 40,563 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.