Service difficulty report · Skin · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
March 19, 2020
Submitted
March 25, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N886EA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
215
Aircraft time
46,599 hours, 53,603 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Elevator
Component
Elevator · Bombdr
Component part number
85520001001
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

A SMALL (0.22 IN LONG) CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT ELEVATOR, UPPER SURFACE, INBOARD CORNER, ALONG TRAILING EDGE (P/N: 85520057)