What was found
DURING SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSPECTION DISCOVERED VERTICAL CANTED STABILIZER RIB CRACKS AT RIGHT NR 4 STRINGER AT STATION 89.184. STOP DIRILLED CRACK AT RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER RIB NR 4 STRINGER AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2011
- Submitted
- April 1, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N87557
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE246
- Aircraft time
- 28,679 hours, 33,758 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- 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.