Service difficulty report · Arm · Beech 99

Difficulty date
July 7, 2000
Submitted
August 8, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N24BH
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U67
Part
Arm
Part number
358250545
Condition
Loose
Location
Below Cockpit
Part time
25,936 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NOSE STEERING REPORTED LOOSE AND INSPECTION REVEALED NOSE STEERING TORQUE ARM HOLE TO ACTUATOR ELONGATED. REPLACED NOSE STEERING TORQUE ARM WITH SERVICEABLE ARM. THE ELONGATION COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH THE ADDITION OF SHIMS BETWEEN THE CLEVIS ARM AND THE ROD END OF THE ACTUATING ROD. (X)

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