What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION FOUND TWO CRACKS IN STRINGER 9L AT BULKHEAD BS 588.1 THAT HAVE CONVERGED TO FORM A TRIANGLE SHAPED PIECE, 1.3 INCHES IN LENGTH. REPAIRED IAW EO 13-1900-57-020.
- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2013
- Submitted
- January 23, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N257GL
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE257
- Aircraft time
- 35,458 hours, 42,950 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 588.1
- 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.