What was found
(CAN) WHILE CARRYING OUT NDT PER FAA AD 77-19-07, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE ELEVATOR CONTROL ARM. THE CRACKS ALL STARTED AT ATTACHMENT HOLES. SEVEN HOLES IN ALL FROM .250 INCH TO .500 INCH IN LENGTH. REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech D18S
- Engine
- Pwa R985AN14B
- Propeller
- Hamstd 22D30
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Torque Arm
- Part number
- 804187504
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- 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.