What was found
MAJOR REPAIR - DURING A SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK IN THE FUSELAGE FRAME AT FS 456 AT THE GAS STRUT UPPER INBD NUTPLATE BETWEEN STRINGERS 3L AND 4L, .75" IN LENGTH. REPAIRED IAW EO 13-1900-53-002.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2013
- Submitted
- January 30, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N231YV
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE231
- Aircraft time
- 35,330 hours, 44,776 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 456
- 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.