What was found
LEFT UPPER TAIL BRACE WIRE BROKE ABOUT ONE HALF IT'S LENGTH, DURING CLIMB.
- Difficulty date
- May 25, 2003
- Submitted
- May 27, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA12
- Aircraft serial
- 122657
- Aircraft time
- 3,905 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O145*
- Engine time
- 3,856 hours
- Propeller
- Snsnch 74DM
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Part number
- 7U1055502
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tail Brace
- Part time
- 613 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.