What was found
PILOT NOTED STABILATOR LOOSE DURING PREFLIGHT. MX FOUND BEARING HAD FAILED IN LT STABILATOR HINGE. ROLLERS HAD DISINTEGRATED IN THE BEARING. ALSO REPLACED RT STABILATOR HINGE BEARING AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2011
- Submitted
- October 3, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3372M
- Make and model
- Piper PA28236
- Aircraft serial
- 288011059
- Aircraft time
- 3,497 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- DW4K2
- Condition
- Disintegrated
- Location
- Stab
- Part time
- 3,497 hours
- Component
- Stabilator Hing · Piper
- 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.