Safety warning on Beech 1900s.

[corsair67]

There's a few Beech 1900s operating in NZ too, so I guess they'll be undergoing the same checks. I wonder if it applies to all models of this particular plane, or just some of the earlier ones?

All sounds very dramatic though.

From The Australian - my favourite newspaper! ;D


Safety warning on plane wings
Steve Creedy
September 04, 2006.

AUSTRALIAN operators of Beech 1900 aircraft have been ordered to make immediate inspections for cracks that could cause the wings to fall off during flight.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority issued the order on Friday after US authorities received three reports of cracks in the planes' wings.

The cracks were discovered during maintenance, and occurred between scheduled inspections of the aircraft.

The twin-engine turboprops usually carry 19 passengers and about six are registered in Australia, with passenger operations in NSW and the Northern Territory.

CASA spokesman Peter Gibson said yesterday the operators would immediately perform the inspections, and had been told they were not allowed to carry passengers until the checks were done.

[phil82]

On the basis of the old adage "if it looks right it'll fly right" I've always wondered about the those 1900s , with all those additional design bits, strakes, whatever, hanging all over it like afterthoughts!

[flyjoe180]

A spare King Air tail and a stretched B1900C 'tube' requires a lot of aerodynamic help apparently. A lot of the 1900's 'hanging bits' are actually there to help increase the centre of gravity range. Still a very ugly machine in my opinion though.