SDR TAS07003

Service difficulty report · Cap · Beech 1900

Difficulty date
November 16, 2007
Submitted
December 27, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900
Part
Cap
Part number
1FA100433
Part serial
1209B
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Actuator
Part time
11,943 hours
Component
Actuator
Component part number
1FA1004322
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

MLG ACTUATOR WAS RECEIVED DUE TO INDICATIONS FOUND IN THE END CAP DURING ULTRASONIC TESTING. ACTUATOR WENT THROUGH A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION AND A COMPLETE FUNCTIONAL TEST WITH NO EXTERNAL EVIDENCE OF LEAKING OR CRACKING. AFTER DISASSEMBLY, A CRACK IN THE INTERNAL RADIUS OF THE END CAP WAS CONFIRMED BY A FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION.

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