Service difficulty report · Beam · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 27, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
22,848 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Beam
Part number
504200337
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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) DURING INSPECTION WEAR WAS NOTED ON ONE OF THE RUDDER PEDAL PULLEYS AS ONE SIDE OF THE PULLEY SEEMED TO BE WEARING UNEVENLY. THE INSPECTOR FOUND THAT THE RUDDER BELLCRANK ATTACH BEAM ON PILOT`S SIDE IS CRACKED. THE BEAM WAS REMOVED AND EXAMINED. THE GRAIN IN THE ALUMINUM SEEMS TO RUN PARALLEL TO THE BENDS IN THE MATERIAL. THE MATERIAL IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.