Service difficulty report · Cowling · Beech 1900

Difficulty date
December 5, 2001
Submitted
January 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199GA
Make and model
Beech 1900
Aircraft serial
UB13
Part
Cowling
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nacelle
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

SEVERAL CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE INSIDE OF THE AIR INLET COWL (HOT LIP) THESE CRACKS RUN HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY ALONG THE WELD THE POSSIBLE CAUSE MIGHT BE THE HARMONICS OF THE VIBRATIONS FROM THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER. POSSIBLY GOING TO A THICKER GAUGE OF METAL MIGHT STRENGTHEN THE AREA SINCE HIGH TEMPERATURES AND VIBRATIONS ARE FOUND IN THE AREA.

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