Service difficulty report · Doubler · Beech T42A

Difficulty date
March 18, 2004
Submitted
April 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12VB
Make and model
Beech T42A
Part
Doubler
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ANTENNA WAS SECURED ON UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN WITH FOUR SCREWS. ONE OF SCREWS WENT THROUGH SKIN AND 6 INCH WIDE HAT SEC STRUCTL DBLR. SCREW HOLE WAS DRILLED THRU DBLR RISER RADIUS. NUT HAD LG GAP UNDER IT ON SIDE AWAY FROM RADIUS. SCREW HOLE WAS DRILLED THROUGH SKIN, VERY CLOSE TO DBLR RISER. WHEN INSTALLED SCREW (2 IN TOO LONG), BENT RISER STIFFENER OUT OF WAY TO SCREW WOULD CLEAR IT. RISER STIFFENER WAS CRACKED WHERE BENT, PLIER MARKS. USED LONG SCREW, BENT RISER STIFFENER BECAUSE HOLE WAS SO CLOSE TO RISER, COULD NOT GET NUT STARTED ON SHORT SCREW. OTHER TWO SCREWS WERE INSTALLED THROUGH SKIN AND .0625 PIECE TEFLON. THREADS OF SCREW WERE HALF WAY THROUGH NUT. OTHER SCREW WAS 2 OR 3 THREADS SHORT.