SDR 96ZZZX2743

Service difficulty report · Arm Assy · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
February 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N17RE
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1128
Part
Arm Assy
Part number
3364000045
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Upper Rud Hinge
Part time
1,056 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHEN INSTALLING UPPER HINGE PER STC, FOUND WHEN NEW HINGE INSTALLED, RUDDER UPPER MOUNT WOULD NOT LINE UP STRAIGHT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF ARM REVEALED BEARING BOSS IN ARM DRILLED OFF CENTER CAUSING THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH RUDDER CHAFING ON VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN WHEN RUDDER AT EXTREME RIGHT TRAVEL. PART CAME FROM FACTORY LIKE THIS. REPLACED ARM WITH NEW WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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