Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
September 27, 2012
Submitted
October 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
46835
Aircraft time
89,541 hours, 25,081 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT ELEVATOR, AT GAP BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER ELEVATORS. DAMAGE TO THE T/E PIECE ON THE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACE THAT RUNS APPROX 10" FROM THE INNER EDGE TOWARDS THE OUTER EDGE RELATIVELY PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE ELEVATOR. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-00-01 FIG.7 (SHEET1) VOL. I.

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