What was found
ON PREFLIGHT, NOTICED UNUSUALLY LIGHT ELEVATOR BACK PRESSURE. REPLACED ELEVATOR RETURN SPRING ON CAPTAIN'S SIDE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2004
- Submitted
- August 11, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N560SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120334
- Aircraft time
- 14,045 hours, 21,239 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW118B
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Elevator
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.