What was found
DURING SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSP, DISCOVERED LT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE, SHOWS SIGNS OF EXFOLIATION. REPLACED LT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 2010
- Submitted
- March 18, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N87557
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE246
- Aircraft time
- 26,709 hours, 31,563 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67D
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- 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.