What was found
UPON REMOVAL OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILATOR FOR BEARING REPLACEMENT, A CRACK WAS NOTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE LEFT HINGE BRACKET THAT IS RIVETED TO THE SPAR OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILATOR. (K)
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 2007
- Submitted
- March 27, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3573R
- Make and model
- Beech A23
- Aircraft serial
- M756
- Engine
- Cont IO346A
- Propeller
- Snsnch M74DC
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Hinge Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Stabilator
- Part time
- 3,596 hours
- Component
- Stabilator
- Component part number
- 169660001661
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.