Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
June 2, 2014
Submitted
June 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N98KC
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB172
Aircraft time
11,898 hours, 13,438 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Part number
101110010602
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
TX
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 AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTION AN ABNORMALITY NEAR A COUNTERSUNK RIVET WAS FOUND. THE LOCATION OF THE DEFECT FOUND IS ON THE WING CTR SECTION INBD OF THE NACELLE APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES & FWD OF THE FLAP 6 INCHES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE ABNORMALITY WAS DETERMINED TO BE A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH IN LENGTH IN THE ACFT SKIN. THE STIFFENER PN 50-10028-12 UNDER THE SKIN WAS ALSO DETERMINED TO BE CRACKED.