What was found
(AUS) ELEVATOR JAMMED. INVESTIGATION FOUND A PIECE OF METAL PROTRUDING FROM THE LT ELEVATOR BALANCE HORN DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BALANCE WEIGHT ATTACHMENT RIB. METAL MEASURED 12.7MM BY 57.15MM (0.5IN BY 2.25IN) WITH A THICKNESS OF 0.8128MM (0.032IN) AND APPEARS TO BE ALCLAD. THE METAL CONTAINED A HOLE INTO WHICH A PK TYPE SCREW HAD BEEN INSERTED AT SOME STAGE. SUSPECT METAL HAD AT ONE TIME BEEN ATTACHED TO THE ELEVATOR TIP CUFF AND HAD COME ADRIFT. FOD.