# SAIB CE-07-18: Elevator and rudder control surface hinge halves - Type: Special airworthiness information bulletin (advisory, not mandatory) - Status: Current - Revision: 0 - Issued: March 14, 2007 - Products: Raytheon 35, 45 (Military YT-34), 50, 95, 95-55, 95-B55, A45 (Military T-34A, B-45), B95, B95A and D45 (Military T-34B) - Product type: Aircraft, Small Airplane - PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/13/eb/13ebcd83a15a92c6a54ed4d545475ea98ce6359a416810b9790d91d11bf016d6 - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/B5F8011F617BF3D98625729E005A75B6.0001 - DRS record last changed: March 14, 2007 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-07-18 ## Text FAA Aircraft Certification Service **SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS** INFORMATION BULLETIN http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/safety/alerts/SAIB SAIB: CE-07-18 Date: March 14, 2007 This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory. Introduction This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) informs you, a registered owner and/or operator of Raytheon Aircraft Company Models, T-34A, T-34B, L-23B, 45, 35, 95, A95, B95, B95-A, 95-55, and 95B55 airplanes with production parts that may have escaped the Raytheon Aircraft Company Quality Control System with potential problems as noted. Background The parts are typically hinge halves for various control surfaces. Figures 1, 2, and 3 show the typical parts and assemblies and where the forming thinning, necking, and cracking are occurring. Parts, other than those shown in the figures, which may exhibit these production flaws are: • 35-650120-2 • 35-650120-7002 • 35-650122-2 • 45-640005-39 • 35-650120-7002 • 45-640005-43 • 95-620010-60 Recommendation The FAA recommends that owners and operators inspect the elevator and rudder control surface hinge halves for proper part forming if parts were replaced after February of 2001. Figures 1, 2, & 3 show examples of incorrectly formed hinge halves. These examples exhibit thinning, necking, and possible cracking. If hinge halves are found with theses forming deformities, then the hinge halve or hinge assembly needs to be replaced. The manufacture has not issued any service information on this condition. For Further Information Contact Steven Potter, Aerospace Engineer, FAA Wichita ACO, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, KS 67209, telephone: (316) 946-4124, fax: (316) 946-4407, e-mail: steven.potter@faa.gov Figure 1. Hinge Half and Hinge Assembly Figure 2. Hinge Assembly and Hinge Half Figure 3. Hinge Half with forming crack 35-650121-4 Hinge Assembly Formed Correctly 35-650121-2 Hinge Half Formed Incorrectly Forming Crack Correctly Formed Incorrectly Formed Forming Crack Incorrectly Formed Hinge Half Forming Crack ## Registered aircraft it may concern (OpenAirDocs) Registry models matched by make and model, the same way as ADs, most registered aircraft first. - [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a): 774 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35): 266 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45): 162 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95): 95 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 95-B55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55): 74 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45): 70 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech B95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95): 54 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 95-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55): 53 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech B95A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95a): 32 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech A45 (T-34A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45-t-34a): 5 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech D-45 (T-34B)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45-t-34b): 5 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech-Nogle D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-nogle-d-45): 4 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech-Parks BEECH-PARKS D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-parks-beech-parks-d-45): 4 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-45): 2 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-50): 2 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech-Curtis D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-curtis-d-45): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech-Parks A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-parks-a45): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech-Sarver D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-sarver-d-45): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech/Blackwell D D A-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-blackwell-d-d-a-45): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech/Briggs A-45 (B-45)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-briggs-a-45-b-45): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech D-45 (T-34)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45-t-34): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech-Novak D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-novak-d-45): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech-Stafford A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-stafford-a45): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech/Blackwell Daniel D BEECH A-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-blackwell-daniel-d-beech-a-45): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Beechcraft 35 BONANZA](https://openairdocs.org/model/beechcraft-35-bonanza): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-95): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Hawker Hunter MK 50](https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-hunter-mk-50): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Lark 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/lark-95): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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