Service difficulty report · Rib · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
August 28, 2003
Submitted
August 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400FT
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK101
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Rib
Part number
45A21146005
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
2,961 hours
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 HORIZ STAB ROLLER BRACKET ASSY AND AREA, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIB AS WELL THE TWO SUPPORTING BRACKETS BEHIND THE RIB WHERE CRACKED. THE INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY USING A BORESCOPE AND INSERTING INTO THE HORIZ STABILIZER DRAIN HOLES NEAR THE SIDE ROLLER SUPPORT BRACKETS. THE RIB CRACK WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL THE ROLLER BRACKET WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED. THE FOLLOWING PARTS WERE CHANGED DUE TO CRACKS: RIB PN 45A21146005, BRACKETS PN 45A21086004, AND 45A21085004. ACTT:2961.

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