What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSP, FOUND A CRACK IN THE RT SPAR CAP ON VERTICAL STAB AT TOP HOLE, .5" IN LENGTH. REPAIRED IAW EO 12-1900-55-069. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 2012
- Submitted
- December 20, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N170GL
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE170
- Aircraft time
- 34,449 hours, 43,279 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.