What was found
INSPECTION FOUND BOTH ELEVATOR SPARS CRACKED. INITIAL INSPECTION ADVISED AT 2500 HOURS TT. THIS WAS FIRST INSPECTION NOTE: TOTAL TIME 3073.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2001
- Submitted
- April 4, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N350MN
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318152042
- Aircraft time
- 3,073 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 5423224
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 3,073 hours
- 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.