What was found
THE RIVETS ON THE RIGHT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE TO OUTBOARD CASTING (WHERE IT BOLTS TO ELEVATOR) WERE LOOSE AND SMOKING. PROBABLE CAUSE UNKNOWN. INSTALLED A NEW TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY FOR THE RIGHT ELEVATOR.
- Difficulty date
- December 6, 2001
- Submitted
- December 20, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5PX
- Make and model
- Beech 200BEECH
- Aircraft serial
- BB554
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A41
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 1016100196
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- Part time
- 5,012 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.