What was found
CORROSION OF THE ELEVATOR AND AILERON BALANCE TUBES. IF LEFT UNREPLACED, THE CORROSION COULD LEAD TO THE BALANCE TUBES JAMMING WHICH WOULD AFFECT THE CONTROL OF THE ELEVATOR AND/OR AILERONS.
- Difficulty date
- June 26, 2019
- Submitted
- June 26, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N824MZ
- Make and model
- Tedsmi AEROSTAR601P
- Aircraft serial
- 61P0851816
- Aircraft time
- 3,154 hours, 788 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540U2A
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Balance Tube
- Part number
- 26003003
- Part serial
- NONE
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 3,154 hours, 788 cycles
- 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.