What was found
DURING 4800/9600 HOUR STRUCTURAL INSP, DISCOVERED LONGERON AT FUSELAGE STA 127 LT SIDE CRACKED APPROX 3 INCHES. REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON FRAME AT FUSELAGE STA 127 LT SIDE. NEW PART FABRICATED AND REPAIR INSTALLED IAW REPORT NR 8173-1.
- Difficulty date
- February 23, 2010
- Submitted
- February 23, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N331SB
- Make and model
- Stbros SD330
- Aircraft serial
- SH3015
- Aircraft time
- 23,228 hours, 29,489 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A45B
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 127
- Part time
- 23,228 hours, 29,489 cycles
- 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.