What was found
FOUND RIB AND BRACKET CRACKED ON LEFT ELEVATOR INBOARD WHERE TORQUE TUBE ATTACHED TO END RIB. CAUSE UNKNOWN. REPLACED PARTS WITH NEW. SPAR END ALSO CRACKED FROM WORKING OF TORQUE TUBE. REPAIRED BY DOUBLER IAW AC 43.13.
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N75JP
- Make and model
- Beech E90
- Aircraft serial
- LW158
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Part time
- 5,575 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.