SDR 2001FA0000618

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Piper PA23150

Difficulty date: November 30, 2001
Submitted: November 30, 2001
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Piper PA23150
Aircraft time: 4,500 hours
System (JASC): 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
Part: Bracket
Part number: 17052
Condition: Cracked
Location: Horizontal Stab
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.

What was found

AFTER REMOVING THE PAINT FROM THE ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKETS, DISCOVERED THAT BOTH ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKETS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE CRACKED THROUGH THE BEARING BORE BOSS, BETWEEN THE BORE AND THE OUTER EDGE OF THE BRACKET. THE CAUSE OF THE CRACK IS UNKNOWN.

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