What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB HAS 4 CRACKED HINGES, 2 CRACKED DOUBLERS, AND 2 MISSING RIVETS IN THE AREA BETWEEN LEFT BL5 & RIGHT BL5.
- Difficulty date
- February 1, 2023
- Submitted
- February 3, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N345CA
- Make and model
- Tecnam P2012
- Aircraft serial
- 036
- Aircraft time
- 787 hours, 912 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5500 · Empennage Structure
- Part
- Not Entered
- Part number
- NOTENTERED
- Part serial
- NOTENTERED
- Condition
- Not Entered
- Location
- Not Entered
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- Z
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.