What was found
MAJOR REPAIR - DURING A SCHEDULED ROUNTINE INSP MX FOUND A LIGHTENING EXIT HOLE .5" BY .5" DEEP IN THE T/E OF THE RT ELEVATOR, JUST INBD OF THE CAP AT THE OUTER STATIC WICK. OPEN
- Difficulty date
- September 26, 2010
- Submitted
- October 14, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N240GL
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE240
- Aircraft time
- 29,954 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67D
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- Part time
- 6,119 hours, 7,908 cycles
- Component
- Elevator · Beech
- Component part number
- 130610000614
- 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.