Service difficulty report · Bracket · Bnorm BN2A27

Difficulty date
March 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bnorm BN2A27
Engine
Lyc O540E4C5
Part
Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt - Rt Elev Att
Stage of operation
IN
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) DURING INSPECTION OF LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATOR ATTACH BRACKETS, THEY WERE BOTH FOUND SEVERELY CRACKED. UNITS EXHIBITED NO DAMAGE DURING PREVIOUS INSPECTION. PROBLEM BELIEVED CAUSED BY EXCEEDING FLAP EXTEND SPEEDS IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW AIRCRAFT.