What was found
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT ELEVATOR BALANCE WEIGHT HAD A CRACK IN TO LEAD WEIGHT BEHIND THE REAR MOUNTING BOLT. WITH WEIGHT REMOVED THE CRACK COULD BE EXPANDED BY HAND. (K)
- Difficulty date
- October 31, 2001
- Submitted
- January 17, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N824VA
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T1
- Aircraft serial
- 31T8104039
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Balance Weight
- Part number
- 5161802
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 4,825 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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