What was found
RT UPPER FWD, DURING A 100 HOUR INSP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INBD ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKET EXHIBITED SEVERAL CRACKS. ADDITIONAL CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE NOTED ACFT AFTER A FLEET WIDE ONE TIME INSP WAS COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- February 8, 2010
- Submitted
- February 8, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N420BA
- Make and model
- Let L23SUPERBLAN
- Aircraft serial
- 029007
- Aircraft time
- 2,733 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Bracket
- Part number
- A730258N
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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