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Commuter small transport flight crew noticed strange noise at cruise altitude. Postflt inspection revealed some elevator fabric had torn off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 142319 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pqi |
| State Reference | ME |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw tower : lbb |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 142319 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While en route from pqi to pwm. An undetermined noise was noticed. Upon examination of aircraft and INS from cockpit, nothing appeared abnormal. Flight ended west/O incident. Upon examination of aircraft on ground, found approximately 5-6' of right elevator covering (ennox) was missing. Complete preflight was done prior to flight. Suspect old covering or improper application.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER SMT FLT CREW NOTICED STRANGE NOISE AT CRUISE ALT. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED SOME ELEVATOR FABRIC HAD TORN OFF.
Narrative: WHILE ENRTE FROM PQI TO PWM. AN UNDETERMINED NOISE WAS NOTICED. UPON EXAMINATION OF ACFT AND INS FROM COCKPIT, NOTHING APPEARED ABNORMAL. FLT ENDED W/O INCIDENT. UPON EXAMINATION OF ACFT ON GND, FOUND APPROX 5-6' OF RIGHT ELEVATOR COVERING (ENNOX) WAS MISSING. COMPLETE PREFLT WAS DONE PRIOR TO FLT. SUSPECT OLD COVERING OR IMPROPER APPLICATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.