What was found
DURING A WALK AROUND INSPECTION, A LOOSE WEIGHT WAS DISCOVERED ON THE OTBD EDGE OF THE LT ELEVATOR. INSPECTION REVEALED 2 CRACKS IN THE LT ELEVATOR LE RIB, AROUND THE INBD WEIGHT ATTACH NUTPLATES. THE RIB WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW RIB.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2016
- Submitted
- April 1, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N237SL
- Make and model
- Beech C99
- Aircraft serial
- U237
- Aircraft time
- 23,048 hours, 36,177 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 11561001065
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Component
- Elevator · Beech
- Component part number
- 115610010379
- 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.