What was found
DURING SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSPECTION DISCOVERED LEFT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE EXFOLIATED. REPLACED LEFT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2010
- Submitted
- March 16, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16540
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE172
- Aircraft time
- 29,751 hours, 34,835 cycles
- 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.