Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 4, 2014
Submitted
October 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1568G
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC58
Aircraft time
18,173 hours, 29,369 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON DESCENT APPROX 35 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT AT 6000 FT & 179 KTS, A QUICK FLASH OF BIRDS APPEARED IN FRONT OF THE ACFT FOLLOWED BY A BUMP HEARD ON THE RT SIDE OF THE ACFT. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WHILE IN FLIGHT. UPON LANDING DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THERE WAS A BIRD STRIKE FOUND ON THE RT WING OTBD OF THE ENG NACELLE. THE LE DAMAGE HAD MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER REPAIR A FOLLOW UP TO THIS SDR REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETE.

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