What was found
WHILE PERFORMING AMDS CARD 5510-01073-02, FOUND A DAMAGED UPPER BOLT OF THE RIGHT SIDE INBOARD ELEVATOR HINGE. ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BOLT FOR INSPECTION. DUE TO SKIN CRACKS IN HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, COMPLETE STAB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2018
- Submitted
- May 15, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N935DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53460
- Aircraft time
- 45,225 hours, 28,429 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.