What was found
DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. PILOT OBSERVED THAT THE LEFT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE JUST OTBD OF THE BELLCRANK ATTACH FITTING HAD A SPIRAL CRACK AFFECTING APPROX 80 PERCENT OF THE TUBE.
- Difficulty date
- July 4, 2012
- Submitted
- July 5, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2088V
- Make and model
- Bbavia 7GCAA
- Aircraft serial
- 4652002
- Aircraft time
- 2,200 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator Blcrnk
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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