What was found
LEFT LOWER FORWARD TAIL STRUT THREADED ROD DISCOVERED BROKEN ON PREFLIGHT. (NO ADVERSE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS NOTED ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT.) ROD BROKEN AT END OF 5/16 INCH X 24 THREADS NEXT TO 5/16 INCH HEX SHAFT.
- Difficulty date
- May 10, 2002
- Submitted
- May 17, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N478DM
- Make and model
- Aviat A1A
- Aircraft serial
- 1450
- Aircraft time
- 420 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Terminal
- Part number
- 81611
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Horizontal
- Part time
- 420 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.