What was found
PILOT REPORTED YOKE POSITION 30 DEGREES OFF FROM LEVEL FLIGHT. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND PRIMARY SPROCKET ASSEMBLY WELD TO AFT CRACKED RESULTING IN NO AILERON CONTROL. RECOMMEND NDT PERIODICALLY.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N800LS
- Make and model
- Beech 200BEECH
- Aircraft serial
- BB457
- System (JASC)
- 2701 · Control Column Section
- Part
- Sprocket Assy
- Part number
- 1005241201
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Yoke Bs 100
- Part time
- 6,171 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.