Service difficulty report · Control Tube · Beech 23

Difficulty date
November 29, 2023
Submitted
November 30, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2358Z
Make and model
Beech 23
Aircraft serial
M70
Aircraft time
3,274 hours
Part
Control Tube
Part number
169254034
Condition
Sheared
Location
Zone 300
Part time
3,274 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, F, E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS IN DECENT, WHEN PILOT INPUTTED 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH MOVEMENT OF THE CONTROL WHEEL, CONTROLS BECAME LIGHT FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTROL YOKE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN FULL FORWARD AND FULL AFT REQUIRING BOTH PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO HOLD THE CONTROL YOKE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE TRIM TAB CONTROL TUBE SHEARED IN HALF.

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