What was found
THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR REAR SPAR HAD A CRACK EMANATING .25 INCH FROM THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE SHEAR PLATE, AT THE THIRD FROM INBOARD TAB HINGE FITTING-TO-REAR SPAR ATTACHMENT. CRACK WAS WITHIN THE S/B 55-0087 INTERIM REPAIR 0.250 ALLOWABLE LIMIT ON CRACK LENGTH BEYOND THE END OF THE SHEAR PLATE. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED PER THE S/B 55-0087 REV 1. THE S/B INITIATED THE REQUIRED REPETITIVE INSPECTION AND PERMANENT REPAIR.