Service difficulty report · Push-Pull Rod · Found FBA2C1

Difficulty date
June 29, 2018
Submitted
June 29, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Found FBA2C1
Part
Push-Pull Rod
Part number
C3051
Condition
Corroded
Location
Elevator
Part time
1,764 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.

What was found

INTERNAL CORROSION FOUND ON ELEVATOR PUSH/PULL ROD. THE CORROSION PRESENTED ITSELF AS A SMALL BIT OF TOPICAL EXTERNAL CORROSION BUT WHEN UNIT WAS CLEANED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND ANALYSIS IT APPEARS CORROSION WAS INTERNAL TO EXTERNAL AND PENETRATED THE TUBING DIAMETER ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

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