Service difficulty report · Elevator · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
July 28, 2012
Submitted
August 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N146SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1091
Aircraft time
8,352 hours, 6,313 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Part
Elevator
Part number
80403001903
Part serial
1085
Condition
Departed
Location
Zone 300
Part time
2,471 hours, 1,906 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED ON PRE-FLIGHT AND BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECKS. NON EVENTFUL DEPARTURE, FOLLOWED BY A NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT AND DESCENT INTO DESTINATION. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, FELT THAT MORE THAN NORMAL BACK PRESSURE ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WAS REQUIRED FOR A NORMAL LANDING. DURING POST FLIGHT WALKAROUND, F/O ADVISED THAT THE ELEVATOR WAS MISSING. INSPECTED ALL ATTACHMENT POINT AREAS OF LT ELEVATOR, INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE LT ELEVATOR FROM FLEET AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED ELEVATOR RIGGING PROCEDURES. ALL WORK DONE IAW AMM CH: 27-30-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED, OPS CHECK NORMAL. MX FLIGHT CHECK PERFORMED WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.