What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK ON THE RT VERTICAL STAB FWD SPAR CAP ANGLE BY THE TOP RIVET GOING TOWARDS THE BEND RADIUS, 1" IN LENGTH. REPAIRED IAW EO 13-1900-55-003.
- Difficulty date
- January 14, 2013
- Submitted
- January 14, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N245GL
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE245
- Aircraft time
- 34,614 hours, 42,434 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.