SDR RU3A0916

Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
September 10, 2009
Submitted
September 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF12
Aircraft time
12,959 hours, 6,845 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DENT IN SKIN (APPROX 1.5 INCH DIAMETER) AT A RIVET, DISCOVERED IN RT FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW CO-PILOT D WINDOW. CLOSER EXAMINATION REVEALED AN APPROXIMATE 0.2 INCH CRACK ON STRINGER 10 AT FS 134R, WL 100R THAT WILL CONSTITUTE ENGINEERING ORDER 09281 FOR A MAJOR REPAIR.