Service difficulty report · Elevator · Lear 36LEAR

Difficulty date
December 1, 2006
Submitted
January 30, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N26FN
Make and model
Lear 36LEAR
Aircraft serial
011
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Elevator
Part number
243400018
Part serial
029
Condition
Separated
Location
Right
Part time
12,042 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RT ELEVATOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AS THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AND APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREE BANK, 50-60 DEGREE NOSE DOWN TURN. THE PILOT WAS FLYING IN A FORMATION AND WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN AND TURNED AWAY FROM OTHER AIRCRAFT. AS THE ELEVATOR CAME OFF OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IT TOOK BOTH HINGE BRACKETS AND THE BELLCRANK ASSY WHERE THE PUSHROD TUBE ATTACHES. BOTH THE HORIZONTAL SKIN AT THE OB END AND THE VERTICAL CAP WHERE BELLCRANK ASSY IS LOCATED ARE TORN AND DAMAGED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS INCLUDING AN ALIGNMENT AND SYMMETRY INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. STRESS WILL BE EVALUATING THESE NR TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND THE VIABILITY OF THE AIRFRAME FOR REPAIR. ATTACHED IS THE IRREGULARITY REPO