Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Beech B300

Difficulty date
February 7, 2014
Submitted
February 14, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N385H
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL610
Aircraft time
2,382 hours, 2,354 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 158
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

FLOORBEAM FS 158 WHERE ATTACHES TO FUSELAGE LT FRAME FS 158, BL 25 FOUND TO BE MISSING 4 RIVETS. PILOT HOLES WERE PRESENT IN FLOORBEAM BUT NOT DRILLED THROUGH FRAME. THIS ACFT WAS TRANSITIONING TO A DIFFERENT INSP PROGRAM PROVIDED BY THE MFG CALLED HUIP (HIGH UTILIZATION INSP PROGRAM) AND THE SPECIAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS DIFFER RESULTING IN A STRUCTURAL INSP TO BE DUE. ON THE MFG STANDARD PHASE PROGRAM THIS INSP WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED TILL THE AIRCRAFT HAS REACHED 10000 CYCLES.

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