- Difficulty date
- June 5, 2001
- Submitted
- June 8, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N818AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC863
- Aircraft serial
- 46075
- Aircraft time
- 74,767 hours, 24,999 cycles
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Part number
- 5644420504
- Part serial
- HAC0562
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rt 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.
What was found
RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER SPAR CAP XE 65 WAS CORRODED BOTH SIDES OF THE RIB AND OUTER WEB.
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