Service difficulty report · Arm · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
April 8, 2016
Submitted
April 14, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N119SA
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1196
Aircraft time
9,400 hours, 16,551 cycles
Part
Arm
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elevator Trim
Part time
9,400 hours, 16,551 cycles
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

NOTICED CRACK IN RT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB NEAR ACTUATOR ARM. DISCONNECTED ACTUATOR AND FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN TRIM TAB ACTUATOR ARM. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AND DISASSEMBLY FOUND FWD 2 RIVETS THAT FASTEN ACTUATOR ARM TO RIB HORN HAD SHEARED. ALSO FOUND RIB HORN CRACKED IN BEND RADIUS.

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