What was found
(CAN) WHILE COMPLYING WITH SB SEB85-7, REV 3, TO REPLACE RT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB AND LT & RT T/E WEDGES DUE TO THE FOAM CORES WERE SATURATED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AFT SPAR OF THE ELEVATOR, ITSELF, WAS CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna TU206G
- Aircraft time
- 12,121 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520M
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 12346384
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- Part time
- 12,162 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.