What was found
THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, PN 2432000-201, MAIN FRONT SPAR, PN 0532001-98 AND REINFORCEMENT PN 0531037-1 WERE FOUND CRACKED, CRACKS RADIATING OUT FROM THE CENTER LIGHTNING HOLE, RESULTING IN TWO SEPARATE PLACES.
- Difficulty date
- December 11, 2018
- Submitted
- December 11, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9791B
- Make and model
- Cessna 172RG
- Aircraft serial
- 172RG1039
- Engine
- Lyc O360*
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- 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.