What was found
BY C/W AD 80-09-04 REPLACING THE TORQUE TUBE FITTING, WIND COULD AND DID BREAK TORQUE TUBE FARTHER UP THE TORQUE TUBE WHERE IT CANNOT BE SEEN ON PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTIONS OR OTHER WITHOUT REMOVING RUDDER.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N18TP
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200T
- Aircraft serial
- 347970431
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 9621200
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Stab Fitting
- Component
- 9631900
- 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.