Service difficulty report · Spar · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
July 21, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
21,433 hours
Part
Spar
Part number
C3TE77
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOT NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN CONTROL COLUMM - UPON INSPECTION WE LOOKED AT THE TAIL AND NOTICED THE OUTBOARD RH ELEVATOR BEARING HOUSING TO BE LOOSE - OUTBOARD FORWARD ELEVATOR SPAR WAS MAJORLY CRACKED AROUND BEARING HOUSING ATTACH POINT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT - ALL BOLT HOLES IN BEARING HOUSING WERE ELONGATED.