What was found
LT ELEVATOR OTBD T/E WEDGE CRACKED. FOUND ON REMOVAL OF STATIC WICK BASE DOUBLER. REMOVED T/E WEDGE IAW SRM 51-30-2. REPAIRED USING REPAIR KIT IAW SRM 51-70-1. INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2. WEIGHT AND BALANCE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 2011
- Submitted
- April 14, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N780NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48102
- Aircraft time
- 72,571 hours, 67,115 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D17
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Wedge
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt 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.