What was found
(CAN) RUDDER TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY AND THE RIBS TO WHICH THE ASSEMBLY ATTACHES WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED DUE TO WATER ENTRAPMENT.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 4004009
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 9,183 hours
- Component
- Piper · 4004634
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.