What was found
FOUND ELEVATOR DOWN SPRING AND SPRING FORWARD ATTACH TAB WORN. TAB WAS WORN WORSE THAN SPRING HOOK. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS STAINLESS STEEL ATTACH TABS AND CLOSE INSPECTION OF SPRING AND TABS.
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3588Z
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318052130
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 7105602
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Elev Down
- Part time
- 6,098 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.