SDR 97ZZZX1121

Service difficulty report · Trim Tab · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
February 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914DZ
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
190
Part
Trim Tab
Part number
1159CSH205002
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elevator
Part time
7,496 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.

What was found

DURING A MAINTENANCE PRE-FLIGHT, AN INSPECTOR NOTICED A BROKEN STATIC WICK ON THE RIGHT ELEVATOR. AFTER CHANGING THE STATIC WICK, HE TOOK THE OCCASION TO LOOK OVER THE ELEVATOR INSTALLATION AND FOUND THREE SMALL CRACKS (FROM .25 INCH TO .50 INCH) IN THE TAB SKIN FORWARD OF THE TAB SPAR. THE TAB WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERIVCE.