What was found
(AUS) PILOTS CONTROL YOKE CRACKED. AN ATTEMPT HAD BEEN MADE TO REPAIR THE YOKE USING GLUE. AIRCRAFT HAD OPERATED FOR 20.7 HOURS SINCE LAST PERIODIC INSPECTION. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR.
- Difficulty date
- October 31, 2002
- Submitted
- December 2, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech A23A
- Engine
- Cont IO346A
- Propeller
- Snsnch M74DC
- System (JASC)
- 2701 · Control Column Section
- Part
- Yoke
- Part number
- 3538006035
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Control Column S
- Part time
- 3,560 cycles
- Component
- Control Column S
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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