What was found
LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CENTER HINGE FITTING FOR ELEVATOR IS GOUGED. BLENDED OUT GOUGE TO A SMOOTH CONTOUR. FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS NDT INSP NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALODINED, PRIMED AND TOP COATED.
- Difficulty date
- April 30, 2011
- Submitted
- June 17, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N418AW
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7618
- Aircraft time
- 21,633 hours, 20,134 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Elevator
- 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.