What was found
DURING SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, DISCOVERED LT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE EXFOLIATED. REPLACED LT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE.
- Difficulty date
- April 5, 2008
- Submitted
- April 8, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N87555
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE234
- Aircraft time
- 23,787 hours, 27,961 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A6
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 1016100195
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- 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.