What was found
FOUND FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ELEVATOR FORWARD BELLCRANK BRACKET. SUSPECT CAUSED BY A STRONG TAIL WIND AT THE TIE-DOWN LOCATION, FLEXING THE ELEVATOR AGAINST THE CONTROL COLUMN LOCK.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5682R
- Make and model
- Cessna 172F
- Aircraft serial
- 17253323
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 05130633
- Condition
- Failure
- Location
- Elev Bellcrank
- Part time
- 5,000 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.