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Line mechanic reports noticing the left-hand elevator was missing during a post flight walk around inspection on a piaggio-180 aircraft. Mechanic suspects nuts backed-off. Hardware configuration issue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1026689 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | P180 Avanti |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Elevator |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Technician 14 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Left-hand elevator found missing [during] post walk around inspection. Suspected nuts backoff caused elevator to depart from horizontal stabilizer in flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Line Mechanic reports noticing the left-hand elevator was missing during a post flight walk around inspection on a Piaggio-180 aircraft. Mechanic suspects nuts backed-off. Hardware configuration issue.
Narrative: Left-hand elevator found missing [during] post walk around inspection. Suspected nuts backoff caused elevator to depart from horizontal stabilizer in flight.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.