What was found
FATAL INTERNAL CORROSION, CAUSED BY TRAPPED MOISTURE INSIDE PUSH PULL CONTROL TUBE FOR AILERON. CORROSION WAS FOUND DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- June 18, 2001
- Submitted
- September 10, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N389CS
- Make and model
- Mooney M20K
- Aircraft serial
- 250860
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520*
- System (JASC)
- 2710 · Aileron Control System
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 730048503
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Aileron
- Part time
- 880 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.