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Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
September 18, 2003
Submitted
September 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31701
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UB2
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Skin
Part number
11443000227
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
28,678 hours, 39,914 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.

What was found

DURING MAINTENANCE FOR A PRESSURIZATION SQUAWK FOUND THE LOWER BELLY SKIN AT FUSELAGE STATION 258.25 HAD A CRACK EMINATING FROM A RIVET HEAD AND THE SKIN AROUND THE RIVET WAS BULGED OUT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION UNDER THE FLOOR BOARDS FOUND HEAVY CORROSION ON THE SKIN IN THE ARE OF STRINGERS 14 AND 15. AFTER REMOVING THE CORRODED SECTION FO SKIN FOUND STRINGER 14 AND 15 WERE NOT CORRODED, BUT THE FILLER BETWEEN THE SKIN AND THE STRINGER WAS SEVERLY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WORKING WITH ENGINEERING ON AN APPROVED REPAIR.

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