What was found
ELEVATOR CONTROLS ARE BINDING. FOUND LT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB RUBBING AGAINST TAIL FAIRING, TRIM TAB SHEET METAL WAS DAMAGED. REPLACED THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB AND CORRECTED THE ALIGNMENT OF TAIL CONE FAIRING.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N267CA
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120RT
- Aircraft serial
- 120259
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Trim Tab
- Part number
- 12021020015
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Part time
- 11,326 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.