What was found
ELEVATOR MOVEMENT TO CERTAIN DISTANCE CAUSES POPPING SOUND IN EMPENNAGE. INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN FINDING THE ELEVATOR TRIM MOTOR TURNBUCKLE UPPER BOLT & NUT RUBBING AGAIN THE ELEVATOR RIGGING CHANNEL, CAUSING CHAFING.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2011
- Submitted
- February 18, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N11
- Make and model
- Beech C90
- Aircraft serial
- LJ1964
- Aircraft time
- 319 hours, 380 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Part number
- 5044003121
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 319 hours, 380 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.