Service difficulty report · Rib · Beech 58

Difficulty date
February 19, 2024
Submitted
February 23, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577W
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH375
Aircraft time
24,602 hours
Part
Rib
Part number
9562001073
Part serial
528
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
24,602 hours
Component
Horizontal Stab · Beech
Component part number
96620005623
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

1 5/8-INCH CRACK ORIGINATING FROM THE FORWARD END OF LOWER FLANGE OF THE AFT INBOARD RIB. CRACK EXTENDS BEYOND THE FIRST RIVET OF FLANGE THEN SPLITS INTO 2 CRACKS WITH ONE ALMOST TO THE SECOND RIVET AND THE SECOND MOVING TOWARD THE RADIUS OF THE BEND IN THE FLANGE.

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