What was found
HORIZONTAL STAB LT ELEVATOR O/B TIP IS CRACKED. REMOVED LT O/B ELEVATOR TIP END IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW TIP END FROM .020 7075-T6 PO 1120495 IAW SRM 55-21-0 AND 51-60-0 FIG 1. INSTALLED TIP END IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2011
- Submitted
- March 17, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N787NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48149
- Aircraft time
- 67,736 hours, 61,525 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.