What was found
(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE A CRACK WAS FOUND. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF OVER-TORQUEING THE SCREW ATTACHING THE TUBE TO THE ELEVATOR. TUBE REPLACED AND CHECKED SERVICEABLE.
- Difficulty date
- April 25, 2014
- Submitted
- March 12, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech A100
- Aircraft time
- 32,692 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A28
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 115610010325
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 2,462 hours
- 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.