What was found
(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING A CONTROL COLUMN INSPECTION DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE ELEVATOR BALANCE WEIGHT SUPPORT ARM. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED JUST ABOVE THE MOUNTING BOLT HOLE.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D4
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- 556555026
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 3,585 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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