Service difficulty report · Yoke · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 21, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
14,168 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Yoke
Part number
1185210245
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ailerons
Part time
15,146 hours, 16,318 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS, THE AILERON YOKE INSPECTION REPEATING AT 3000 HOURS WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT AILERON YOKE ASSEMBLIES WERE CRACKED. THE CRACKS EXTEND FROM THE BORE FOR SPIGOT INSERTION THROUGH THE OUTER CASING.

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