Service difficulty report · Bracket · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
October 29, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
10,279 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Part
Bracket
Part number
5061000090
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
10,251 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) DURRING INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT IT WAS FOUND THAT A CRACK WAS EMINATING FROM AN ATTACH BOLT HOLE FOR ATTACHING TORQUE TUBE. IT WAS NOTED UPPON DISSASSEMBLY OF THE ELEVATOR FOR REPAIR THAT WASHER WAS MISSING FROM UNDER NUT OF TORQUE TUBE P/N 50-610000-234 ATTACH BOLT P/N NAS1103-5. ONCE DISSASSEMBLY OF THE TORQUE TUBE, RIB AND BRACKET WAS CARRIED OUT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BRACKET P/N 50-610000-90 HAD CRACKS THAT WERE NOT VISSABLE UNTIL THE TORQUE TUBE WAS REMOVED.

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