Service difficulty report · Rib · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 17, 2004
Submitted
July 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N250AJ
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK23
Aircraft time
4,969 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D1
Part
Rib
Part number
45A210853
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SIDE ROLLER BRACKET ASSY AND AREA, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUPPORTING BRACKETS BEHIND THE RIB AS WELL AS THE RIB ON THE LT AND RT SIDE ROLLER BRACKET WERE CRACKED. THE INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING A BORESCOPE AND INSERTING THROUGH THE DRAIN HOLE NEAR THE SIDE ROLLER SUPPORT BRACKETS, THE FOLLOWING PARTS WERE CHANGED: 1) 45A21146-6, 2) 45A21146-5, RIBS: 3) 45A2186-3, 4) 45A21086-4, 5) 45A21085-3, 6) 45A21085-4.

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