What was found
RH ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE CRACKED/SEVERED/FAILED. MAIN SPAR TUBE FAILED JUST OUTBOARD OF OUTBOUND HINGE ATTACHMENT. FOUND DURING PRE-FLIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- September 27, 2022
- Submitted
- September 29, 2022
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7207
- Make and model
- Piper PA18150
- Aircraft serial
- 187859
- Aircraft time
- 3,900 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320B2B
- Engine time
- 91 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 1277000
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- Part time
- 3,900 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.