What was found
DURING INSPECTION FOUND RUDDER, LEFT AND RIGHT TRIM TAB BEARINGS, CORRODED AND WORN. TKS ANTI-ICE FLUID MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF CORROSION. SUBMITTER STATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE BEARINGS SHOULD BE MORE TKS/CORROSION RESISTANT.
- Difficulty date
- May 22, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N106QS
- Make and model
- Cessna S550
- Aircraft serial
- S5500106
- System (JASC)
- 5543 · Rudder, Tab Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- PN3A
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rud Lt/Rt Tab
- Part time
- 8,557 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.