Service difficulty report · Skin · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 29, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
60,599 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Elevator
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.

What was found

(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION AFTER AN ABNORMAL ACFT VIBRATION REPORT, SMALL CRACKS WERE FOUND ALONG YH13.80, LT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW RD 8-55-2693 AND THE ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.