SDR 95ZZZX599

Service difficulty report · Spar · Gulstm 114

Difficulty date
January 11, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5877N
Make and model
Gulstm 114
Aircraft serial
14422
Part
Spar
Part number
442119
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elev Hinge
Part time
2,379 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.

What was found

UPON REPLACEMENT OF OUTBOARD HINGE ATTACHMENT OF RT ELEVATOR, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN SPAR. INSPECTION OF LT ELEVATOR REVEALED SAME CRACKS ONLY WORSE. CRACKS ARE FOUND BY BOLT HOLES FOR OUTBOARD HINGE ATTACHMENTS. CRACKS CAN BE SEEN THROUGH HOLES IN OUTBOARD RIB WITH FLEXIBLE LIGHT, AFTER TIP IS REMOVED.