What was found
DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, WHILE INSPECTING THE FLAPS REFERENCING SAFETY COMMUNIQUE 313, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE NOSE RIB ASSEMBLY AT THE ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT BRACKET. CRACKS FOUND IN BOTH LT AND RT FLAP RIBS.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2014
- Submitted
- May 29, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3198L
- Make and model
- Beech A36
- Aircraft serial
- E2898
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 3516505084
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Te Flaps
- Part time
- 4,103 hours
- 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.