What was found
FOUND HOLES ELONGATED WHERE ELEVATOR CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO BRACKET ON THE AFT SPAR OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. SUSPECT CAUSE, LOOSE AND WORKING BOLTS AND TIME ON PART.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N40ME
- Make and model
- Cessna 421C
- Aircraft serial
- 421C1241
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Control Arm
- Part number
- 50935001
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 5,542 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.