What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE RUSTED AT INBD END. REPLACED WITHOUT ISSUE AND TOP COATED TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE ISSUES.
- Difficulty date
- September 5, 2017
- Submitted
- September 5, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N668Q
- Make and model
- Cessna 560XL
- Aircraft serial
- 5605268
- Aircraft time
- 12,704 hours, 10,196 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 66340029
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Part time
- 12,704 hours, 10,196 cycles
- Component
- Elevator · Cessna
- Component part number
- 66342005
- 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.