What was found
PILOT REPORTED EXCESSIVE CONTROL COLUMN MOVEMENT BEFORE ACHIEVING ANY PITCH CONTROL. NOTE: CONTROL COLUMN LOWER BEARING LOOSE, RIVETS BACKED OUT. BOTH SIDES OF COLUMN. MS 20218-2 BEARING (2 EA) 100-524119 WELD ASSY COLUMN.
- Difficulty date
- July 26, 2001
- Submitted
- August 28, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N836CA
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE407
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- System (JASC)
- 2701 · Control Column Section
- Part
- Rivet
- Part number
- NAS1738B4
- Condition
- Backed Out
- Location
- Control Column
- Part time
- 1,233 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.