What was found
ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE CRACKED AT TAPER PIN HOLE .3750 INCH LONG. PLAY BETWEEN TUBE AND CASTING FOUND DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED CRACK. INSTALLED NEW 115-610010-325 ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6656N
- Make and model
- Beech C99
- Aircraft serial
- U213
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 115610010325
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 482 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.