SDR 97ZZZX3899

Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Beech K35

Difficulty date
August 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5NB
Make and model
Beech K35
Aircraft serial
D5956
Part
Pushrod
Part number
355241066
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Ruddervator
Part time
5,045 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 97-06-11, LEFT PUSH ROD WAS FOUND FULL OF WATER. UPON PAINT REMOVAL IN PREPARATION FOR DYE/PEN INSPECTION, AN APPROXIMATE .25 INCH HOLE WAS FOUND CORRODED THROUGH THE WALL THICKNESS AT THE LOWER FORWARD END OF THE ROD. THIS AREA WAS NOT VISIBLE DURING NORMAL INSPECTION AS IT HAD NOT YET PENETRATED THE PAINT COATING. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT OF THE CROSS-SECTION AREA MISSING.

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