Service difficulty report · Control Column · Cvac 640340D

Difficulty date
February 21, 2000
Submitted
March 31, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3410
Make and model
Cvac 640340D
Aircraft serial
27
Part
Control Column
Part number
3403140404
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cockpit
Part time
57,111 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.

What was found

PART HAD CRACK 2 INCHES LONG STARTING AT BASE AND GOING UP WITH 2 SMALL BRANCHES AT TOP. AT RENWAL, FOUND LIGHT TO MODERATE CORROSION ON INTERIOR WALL. ALL CORROSION WAS CONTAINED WITHIN 6 INCHES OF BASE. CRACKS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY CORROSION. (X)