Service difficulty report · Spar · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
December 21, 2012
Submitted
December 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N202UX
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE202
Aircraft time
34,951 hours, 41,387 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Elevator
Component
Elevator · Beech
Component part number
130610000613
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 CHAFED SPAR .035 ON TOP AND BOTTOM FLANGES AT HSS 98.197 AND A .5" CRACK EXTENDING FROM A RIVET HOLE ON THE BACK WALL OF THE SPAR ON THE LT ELEVATOR. MX REPAIRED THE AFFECTED AREA IAW EO 12-1900-27-005. MAJOR REPAIR.

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