Service difficulty report · Stabilizer · Doug 600N

Difficulty date
April 4, 2002
Submitted
April 4, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N959SD
Make and model
Doug 600N
Aircraft serial
RN019
Aircraft time
2,193 hours
Part
Stabilizer
Part number
600N38001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail
Part time
2,193 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION WE FOUND THE UPPER AND LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZERS TO HAVE CRACKS IN THE MOUNTING BORE EMANATING FROM THE BOLT HOLES THAT ATTACH THE STABILIZERS TO THE TORQUE TUBE.THE BORE HAS A CASTED LOOKING FITTING FOR EACH OF THE TWO MOUNTING BOLTS AND APPEARS TO BE A PLASTIC OR COMPOSITE TYPE MATERIAL. IT IS THIS CASTING THAT IS CRACKED, BOTH UPPER AND LOWER IN SOME CASES. WE HAVE NOTIFIED MDHI AND HAVE ORDERED REPLACEMENT STABS.

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