What was found
ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE WAS WRAPPED WITH DUCT TAPE DURING THE MANUFACTING PROCESS, THE TAPE RETAINED MOISTURE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL CORROSION TO THE TORQUE TUBE AND SKIN.
- Difficulty date
- June 5, 2013
- Submitted
- June 5, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N122HF
- Make and model
- Airtrc AT502
- Aircraft serial
- 5020024
- Aircraft time
- 8,500 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 8,500 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.