What was found
FOUND CRACK IN ELEVATOR MASS BALANCE LEVER 7INCH FROM THE AFT END. CRACK WAS FOUND DURING A NORMAL 100 HOUR INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- May 3, 2017
- Submitted
- May 3, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N417FP
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40FC017
- Aircraft time
- 5,328 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- Propeller
- Snsnch 76EM8
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Lever
- Part number
- D4155299000
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 5,328 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.