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
5052432519
Condition
Worn
Location
Pilots Right
Part time
25,936 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 WAS REPORTED TO BE LOOSE. INSPECTION REVEALED RUDDER PEDAL ARM PIVOT HOLES ELONGATED. REPLACED RUDDER ARM ASSY WITH NEW COMPONENT AND NEW HARDWARE AS NECESSARY. LACK OF LUBRICATION IN THIS AREA POSSIBLY ACCELERATED THE WEAR OF THE PIVOT HOLES. THE BE99 MM DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY REFERENCE THIS PARTICULAR AREA FOR LUBRICATION. (CHAP 12). MAINT DEPT HAS BEEN USING EITHER LPS 2 OR 3. (X)

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