Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
September 21, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
19,557 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
115610010383
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elevator
Part time
993 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) DURING SCHEDULED ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE ASSY INSP (SB 55-2145R1) EVERY 1000 HOURS, THE LT TORQUE TUBE ASSY WAS NOTED TO BE CRACKED AT THE CENTER TORQUE TUBE SUPPORT INBD TAPER PIN HOLE (NUT SIDE OF TAPER PIN) NO DEFECTS NOTED ON RT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE ASSY. AFFECTED TORQUE TUBE ASSY. REPLACED WITH NEW PN 115-610010-383.