What was found
FOUND CRACK IN FORK END AT ELEVATOR ATTACH POINT. CRACK RADIATED FROM THREADS AND ALONG THE BOTTOM. THE CRACK WAS NOT VISABLE UNTIL ROD REMOVED FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N70MC
- Make and model
- Cessna 421B
- Aircraft serial
- 421B0622
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Fork Assy
- Part number
- 51152151
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elev Attach
- Part time
- 4,856 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.