What was found
DURING 2 YEAR CHECK IN BNA, FOUND LT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE HAS PUNCTURE 39.5 INCHES FROM O/B END 3.5 INCHES FWD OF TRAILING EDGE. THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO S51031. REF: EAMS WORK ORDER 213686 TASK 3507.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2006
- Submitted
- April 13, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N447XJ
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B447
- Aircraft time
- 17,553 hours, 19,333 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Punctured
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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