SDR 97ZZZX2358

Service difficulty report · Drain Tube · Swrngn SA226TB

Difficulty date
April 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N193CS
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TB
Aircraft serial
T300
Part
Drain Tube
Condition
Clogged
Location
V Fin
Part time
8,073 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

A MODERATE AMOUNT OF REPAIR DEBRIS WAS FOUND AT THE BASE OF THE FIN AND A WATER LINE WAS SEEN ON THE FIN SKIN. THIS PROMPTED DISASSSEMBLY OF THE FIN DRAIN SYSTEM WHICH WAS CLOGGED COMPLETELY BY REPAIR DEBRIS. RUDDER TRIM AND ELEVATOR CABLES RUN THROUGH THIS AREA AND COULD BE AFFECTED BY ICE BUILD-UP OR CORROSION.