Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 99

Difficulty date
December 20, 2001
Submitted
January 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4381Y
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U71
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Bearing
Part number
DSRP4
Condition
Worn
Location
Lt Elev Horn
Part time
36,576 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.

What was found

THE LEFT ELEVATOR PIVOT BEARING WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE WHERE THE HORN PIVOTS ON THE INBOARD SIDE IN THE TAIL. THE BEARING AND BUSHING WERE REPLACED AND INSTALLED IAW MM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FREQUENT DISCREPANCY WITH THE MFG AND COULD BE RELATED TO THE BLAST STREAM OF AIR FROM THE PROP.

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