Service difficulty report · Structure · Beech A100

Difficulty date
October 1, 2002
Submitted
October 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
17,430 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Structure
Part number
115610010125
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elevator
Part time
15,024 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.

What was found

(CAN) AFTER FINDING THE SPLINE CRACKED ON AN ELEVATOR THAT WAS DAMAGED FROM HANGAR RASH, INSPECTED THIS ELEVATOR THAT WAS IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT, THE SPLINE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS, MOST OF THE CRACKS EXTENDED FROM THE RIVET HOLE TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE SPLINE, A FEW CRACKS EXTENDED FROM THE RIVET HOLE TO THE LEADING EDGE AND TWO HOLES EXTENDED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE SPLINE. APPROXIMATELY 2/3 OF THE HOLES WERE CRACKED.

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