Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 21, 2010
Submitted
December 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N45AR
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE12
Aircraft time
14,735 hours, 19,125 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 544.25
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 SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSP, DISCOVERED 1 SHEARED RIVET AFT LOWER FUSELAGE BELLY FS 544.250 AFTER FURTHER INSP, DISCOVERED SKIN BULGING NEXT TO SHEARED RIVET. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALLED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR. ACFT DOWN FOR STRUCTURAL INSP.

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