What was found
REMOVED RUDDER FROM AIRCRAFT FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE. DISCOVERED RUDDER BELLCRANK SEVERELY CORRODED IN THE AREA BENEATH THE RUDDER ATTACH FITTING. REPLACED PART WITH NEW ITEM.
- Difficulty date
- February 20, 2002
- Submitted
- March 12, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N568K
- Make and model
- Beech B100
- Aircraft serial
- BE106
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- 100600012
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 6,662 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.