What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN HAS CRACK IN TRAILING EDGE EXTENSION ABOVE GEAR TAB OUTBOARD CRANK. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA MD80-55-027320.
- Difficulty date
- November 19, 2012
- Submitted
- December 5, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N494AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49732
- Aircraft time
- 68,873 hours, 36,339 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt 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.