What was found
DURING SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSP DISCOVERED LT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE SHOW SIGNS OF EXFOLIATION. REPLACED LT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- July 19, 2009
- Submitted
- July 21, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N49543
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE181
- Aircraft time
- 28,958 hours, 34,019 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Torque Tube
- 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.