Service difficulty report · Spline Adapter · Beech A100

Difficulty date
January 10, 2003
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
19,298 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Part
Spline Adapter
Part number
115610010125
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elevator
Part time
19,863 hours, 24,871 cycles
Component
Elevator · Beech
Component part number
115610010265
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) DURING INSPECTION, THE TRAILING EDGE SPLINE ON THE ELEVATORS, THE SPLINES WERE FOUND CRACKED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS, THIS IS THE 7TH SDR REGARDING THESE SPLINES AND A TOTAL OF 11 SPLINES FOUND CRACKED. THE ELEVATORS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. WE ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A FLEET INSPECTION.

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