Service difficulty report · Tube · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
July 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Propeller
Rotol R321482F8
Part
Tube
Part number
27420511
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder
Part time
23,674 hours
Component
Swrngn · 2742001123
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.

What was found

(CAN) RUDDER TORQUE TUBE CRACKED WHERE LOWER FLANGE IS WELDED TO TUBE. CRACK EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 20 PERCENT OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE. AT REMOVAL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A GROOVE WAS WORN BY THE PHENOLIC TORQUE TUBE SEAL OF UP TO 30 PERCENT OF THE TUBE WALL THICKNESS. FOUND DURING UNRELATED MAINTENANCE.