SDR 95ZZZX6840

Service difficulty report · Support · Rkwell NA26580

Difficulty date
October 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N66ED
Make and model
Rkwell NA26580
Aircraft serial
38032
Part
Support
Part number
38021041711
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horz Stab Hinge
Part time
5,800 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

SUPPORT CRACKED AT END WHERE ELEVATOR ATTACHES. THIS CAUSES HINGE BEARINGS, PN BR4, TO BE LOOSE. THIS PART CAN ONLY BE SEEN BY REMOVING HINGE SUPPORT, PN 285-220401-7. RIGHT SUPPORT WAS FOUND BROKEN AND AS A PRECAUTION, LEFT SIDE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND CRACKED. THESE SUPPORTS WERE ACCIDENTLY FOUND, AND ARE NOT NORMALLY INSPECTED.