What was found
(CAN) TRAILING EDGE OF ELEVATOR SKIN FOUND SEPARATED. CLOSER EXAMINATION FOUND STIFFENER CRACKED AT RIVET HOLES AND BROKEN THROUGH IN 3 PLACES. INTERGRANULAR CORROSION FOUND ON STIFFENER. SKIN OK. AIRCRAFT TT: 13,469.
- Difficulty date
- December 2, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC3
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Stiffener
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Elev Te
- Part time
- 13,942 hours
- Component
- C3TEI106
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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