What was found
LEFT HAND ELEVATOR FORWARD SPAR HAS CRACK INDICATION VIEWED ON RADIOGRAPH "LK" AT APPROXIMATELY STATION XE 169 -- LOCATED AND MARKED ENDS OF CRACK. INSTALLED REPAIR SPAR. REBALANCED LEFT HAND ELEVATOR.
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2002
- Submitted
- January 8, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N500ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC914
- Aircraft serial
- 45711
- Aircraft time
- 75,014 hours, 82,093 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 5910412505
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Sta. Xe 169
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.