What was found
DURING AIRCRAFT WASH, 18-INCH CRACK FOUND ON LEFT VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN AND TOP PANEL, BELOW RUDDER COUNTERBALANCE. FOUND LEFT FWD & AFT SKIN TO BE CRACKED AT BEND RADIUS.
- Difficulty date
- October 30, 2024
- Submitted
- October 30, 2024
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N409BA
- Make and model
- Textrn 408
- Aircraft serial
- 4080018
- Aircraft time
- 583 hours, 850 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 783110243
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 300
- Part time
- 583 hours, 850 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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