What was found
ON APPROACH, ELEVATOR CONTROLS STIFF, MORE THAN NORMAL. FOUND LT ELEVATOR HINGE BOLTS BINDING. REMOVED BOLTS, CLEANED HINGES.
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 2011
- Submitted
- January 20, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N513MJ
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002C10
- Aircraft serial
- 10111
- Aircraft time
- 21,995 hours, 15,033 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Elevator
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.