What was found
DURING 2 YEAR CHECK IN BNA FOUND RT ELEVATOR LOWER SURFACE HAS COMPOSITE DAMAGE APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES INBOARD OF THE MID HINGE POINT. THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW MESABA EOS51031.
- Difficulty date
- September 28, 2006
- Submitted
- October 2, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N426XJ
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B426
- Aircraft time
- 20,891 hours, 23,142 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 7294201654
- Part serial
- 2035
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rt 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.