Service difficulty report · Spar · Sphrth CIRRUSSTD

Difficulty date
November 5, 2002
Submitted
November 13, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N44FV
Make and model
Sphrth CIRRUSSTD
Aircraft serial
V1
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Stabilator
Part time
1,683 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.

What was found

MAIN SPAR OF TAILPLANE (STABILATOR) WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN MULTIPLE CRACKS IN WOOD STRUCTURE AFT MOUNTING HOLES. PLYWOOD FACE PLATES WERE DELAMINATED AND HIDING CRACKS. ALL ATTACHMENT HARDWARE WERE RUSTED. TAILPLANE WAS LOOSE WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY AFTER HARD LANDING, PILOT INDICATED IT WAS ALWAYS LOOSE.