Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 99A

Difficulty date
June 8, 2012
Submitted
July 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N899CA
Make and model
Beech 99A
Aircraft serial
U104
Aircraft time
40,579 hours, 59,787 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
99120068105
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
40,579 hours, 59,787 cycles
Component
Wing · Beech
Component part number
99120000601
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

A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE UPPER WING SKIN OUTBOARD OF THE NACELLE AND AFT OF THE MAIN WING SPAR ON THE RIGHT WING. REMOVED THE DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN. FABRICATED A NEW SECTION OF SKIN USING THE SAME TYPE MATERIAL AND THICKNESS AND INSTALLED USING A SPLICE DOUBLER OF ONE SIZE GREATER THICKNESS AND TWO ROWS OF SOLID RIVETS IAW BEECH 99 SIRM CHAP 20.

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