What was found
RIGHT ELEVATOR SPAR CAP HAS A CRACK INDICATION APPROXIMATELY .75 LONGERON PROTRUDING FROM A FASTENER HOLE BETWEEN STATION XE 144.4 AND 156.4. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS.
- Difficulty date
- October 8, 2002
- Submitted
- October 10, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N203ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47673
- Aircraft time
- 68,416 hours, 40,496 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Part number
- 9918450504
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- 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.