Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 13, 2016
Submitted
April 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N648QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605574
Aircraft time
9,608 hours, 7,506 cycles
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
66342009
Part serial
0000106
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
9,603 hours, 7,501 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

LEFT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. FOUND DURING COMPLETE PAINT PROCESS. REMOVED TORQUE TUBE, PN UNKNOWN, FROM LT ELEVATOR PN 6634200-9, SN 0000106 DUE TO LEVEL 2 CORROSION. INSTALLED NEW TORQUE TUBE PN 6634002-15 IAW SRM 51-40-03, 51-40-04, 51-40-05, 51-40-06, 55-20-01 & MM 20-32-00. THIS IS CONSIDERED A MAJOR REPAIR. SEE WO YMMHB SQUAWK 2 , 1 FOR ELEVATOR BALANCE.

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