What was found
CRACK FOUND ON TOP SIDE OF LEFT HAND ELEVATOR, JUST FORWARD OF OUTBOARD END OF TRIM TAB. CRACK EXTENDS FORWARD INBOARD FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES.
- Difficulty date
- May 19, 2003
- Submitted
- May 19, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N981SS
- Make and model
- Beech 58P
- Aircraft serial
- TH1857
- Aircraft time
- 1,363 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550*
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 1,363 hours
- Component
- Elevator
- Component part number
- 9661000661
- 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.