Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Beech B99

Difficulty date
December 29, 2008
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B99
Aircraft time
28,316 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
1155240463
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elevator
Part time
1,581 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) WHILE ACFT WAS IN FOR MAJOR OVERHAUL AND PAINT, THE ELEVATOR BELLCRANK TORQUE TUBE WAS REMOVED FOR ROUTINE MX. THE BELLCRANK ARMS WERE FOUND LOOSE. AFTER THE ARMS WERE REMOVED THE STEEL TORQUE TUBE WAS NDT INSPECTED. CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND ON TWO (2) OF THE EIGHT (8) TAPER PIN HOLES. THIS WAS A NEW ASSEMBLY LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. THE PREVIOUS ELEVATOR BELLCRANK TORQUE TUBE ASSY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF CRACKS IN THE SAME AREA. IMPLEMENTING AN INHOUSE INSP OF THIS ELEVATOR BELLCRANK TORQUE TUBE ASSY ON OUR ACFT.

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