What was found
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, SPAR BROKEN THRU LIGHTENING HOLE AS MARKED. SPAR AND REINFORCEMENT ARE BOTH BROKEN. UPPER CRACK EXTENDS INTO TOP OF REINFORCEMENT. BOTH CRACKS ARE INBOARD OF STABILIZER ATTACH HOLES.
- Difficulty date
- October 4, 2002
- Submitted
- November 4, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N172GK
- Make and model
- Cessna 172N
- Aircraft serial
- 17271968
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 0532001202
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Part time
- 8,134 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.