What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION OF THE TAIL AREA THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED CORROSION HAD PENETRATED THROUGH THE TORQUE SHAFT. TUBE IS MADE OF STEEL AND IS SUBJECT TO RUST.
- Difficulty date
- June 19, 2002
- Submitted
- July 24, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7207E
- Make and model
- Beech C99
- Aircraft serial
- U223
- System (JASC)
- 2700 · Flight Control System
- Part
- Torque Shaft
- Part number
- 115524046
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Tail Section
- Part time
- 10,096 hours
- 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.