SDR 2024F00172

Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
July 23, 2024
Submitted
July 23, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N380QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
6800089
Aircraft time
15,020 hours, 10,015 cycles
Part
Torque Tube
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DURING RUDDER UPPER TORQUE TUBE DETAILED INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION TO EXTEND BETWEEN 0.1 AND 0.2 INCH FROM THE TORQUE TUBE. REMOVED CORRODED RUDDER TORQUE TUBE (RUDDER P/N 6933000-19 S/N 573185) AND REPLACED WITH NEW RUDDER TORQUE TUBE DUE TO LEVEL 2 CORROSION PN: 6933025-55 PER CESSNA 680 SRM 55-40-09.

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