What was found
UPON REMOVAL OF FABRIC ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, MANY RUSTED THROUGH PIN HOLES WERE FOUND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AFT SPAR TUBES, ADJACENT TO THE ELEVATOR MOUNTS.
- Difficulty date
- May 7, 2009
- Submitted
- May 7, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N83822
- Make and model
- Aronca LSA7AC
- Aircraft serial
- 7AC2502
- Aircraft time
- 4,184 hours
- Engine
- Cont O200A
- Engine time
- 953 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A100*
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 48631
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Horiz Stab
- Part time
- 4,183 hours
- Component
- Horizontal Stab · Aronca
- Component part number
- 4542
- 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.