Beech: B60; Corroded Flight Control Cables; ATA 2730
A mechanic says, “During an annual inspection (I) found several control cables that were corroded due to (their) being submerged in water (and later exposed to evaporation of that same water) which had collected in the belly of the aircraft. These control cables will be removed and replaced, the water dried up, and possible leak areas inspected and corrected as needed. (I) also found control cable pulleys seized: the L/H elevator pulleys aft of the aft spar, the aileron pulleys forward of the forward spar, and the elevator pulleys in the tail-cone. These pulleys  will be removed and replaced.” (No part numbers accompanied this discrepancy. The Service Difficulty Reporting System (SDRS) database includes one description of a B60’s flap motor and electrical wire submerged in water! See last month’s Cessna 500: corroded brake line—for the very same topic.) MORE