What was found
DURING INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LH ELEVATOR SPRING TAB HAS A BULLET HOLE @ TRAILING EDGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LH ELEVATOR SPRING TAB IAW DHC-8 MM 27-34-11.
- Difficulty date
- August 16, 2019
- Submitted
- August 21, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989HA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8202
- Aircraft serial
- 427
- Aircraft time
- 41,366 hours, 45,631 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
- Part
- Trim Tab
- Part number
- 85520003009
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Left 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.