What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB NUMBER 5 HINGE POINT BUSHING MISSING. INSTALLED ELEVATOR TAB HINGE ON LEFT ELEVATOR PER SRM 51-30-02.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2011
- Submitted
- January 13, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N573AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 53092
- Aircraft time
- 57,217 hours, 29,460 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Elevator Tab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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