SDR 95ZZZX1590

Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Beech B36TC

Difficulty date
March 6, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N65031
Make and model
Beech B36TC
Aircraft serial
EA334
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
3363000069
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder
Part time
1,548 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

WHILE C/W AD 93-24-03, THE RUDDER TORQUE TUBE ASSY WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE UPPER ATTACH POINT WELDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TUBE. THE UPPER ATTACH POINT OF THE TORQUE TUBE IS RIVETED TO THE RUDDER SKIN AND THESE RIVETS SHOWED SIGNS OF WORKING. SUGGEST TECHNICIANS INSPECT THIS AREA EXTERNALLY FOR WORKING RIVETS WHICH MAY BE A SIGN THAT THE TORQUE TUBE WELDS ARE CRACKED.

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