Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
October 26, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
15,320 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
115610010383
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elevator
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) TORQUE TUBE FOUND CRACKED. THOSE BEEN REPLACED IN THE LAST 4 YEARS. ON ATTACHMENT YOU WILL FOUND PICTURE AND THE LIST OF ACFT AFFECTED WITH THE SAME REPLACEMENT IN THE LAST 6 YEARS. ACFT MFG SHOULD HAVE A EXPLANATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE THOSE ARE BUY PRE-ASSEMBLY FROM THEM. YOU SHOULD CHECK WITH OTHER OPERATOR LIKE PROP AIR HOW GOT THE SAME OPERATION AND THE SAME ISSUE WITH THOSE TUBES.