What was found
WHILE PERFORMING A SCHEDULED AILERON YOKE INSPECTION, FOUND THE RT AND LT AILERON YOKES CRACKED ON TWO SIDES (TOP AND BOTTOM) OF THE TAPER PIN HOLES, ALONG THE GRAIN OF THE METAL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT EVIDENT.(K)
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2002
- Submitted
- December 8, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N111AX
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UC81
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A60A
- System (JASC)
- 5751 · Ailerons
- Part
- Yoke
- Part number
- 1185210247
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aileron
- Part time
- 33,011 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.