Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Luscom 8F

Difficulty date
November 6, 2007
Submitted
November 21, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9937B
Make and model
Luscom 8F
Aircraft serial
S41
Engine
Lyc O320*
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
49099
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
2,115 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

DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND AFT FUSELAGE BULKHEAD CRACKED AT TOP OF CUTOUT FOR ELEVATOR HORN. 50 PERCENT. THIS IS WHERE THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS ATTACH. THIS AREA IS HIDDEN BEHIND THE WEB OF THE VERTICAL STAB AFT SPAR AND WAS FOUND WHEN COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED TO REPAIR FWD SPAR (FOUND CRACKED) OF THE HORIZONTAL STAB. THE VERTICAL STAB IS NOT OF THE ROUNDED TIP TYPE, HAS AN ALUMINUM FWD ATTACHMENT AND STEEL AFT ATTACHMENT. (K)

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