What was found
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBES CORRODED. REMOVED ELEVATORS AND REPLACED TORQUE TUBES. PAINTED AND BALANCE ELEVATORS. REINSTALLED ELEVATORS ON AIRCRAFT.
- Difficulty date
- September 26, 2016
- Submitted
- September 26, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N682QS
- Make and model
- Cessna 560XL
- Aircraft serial
- 5654
- Aircraft time
- 9,433 hours, 7,229 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5751 · Ailerons
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Elevators
- 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.