What was found
DURING A 100 HR INSP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INBD ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKET EXHIBITED SEVERAL CRACKS. ADDITIONAL CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE ACFT AFTER A FLEET WIDE ONE TIME INSP WAS COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- February 8, 2010
- Submitted
- March 12, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N419BA
- Make and model
- Let L23SUPERBLAN
- Aircraft serial
- 029006
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- A730258N
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.