What was found
DURING PHASE 1 INSPECTION 'SMOKING' RIVETS WERE NOTED AT LEFT OUTBOARD ELEVATOR HINGE (ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER). REMOVED ELEVATORS AND FOUND HINGE CRACKED APPROXIMATELY '.25 INCH' VERTICALLY. HINGE WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- June 4, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N28RW
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318152103
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 717002
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Otbd Stab
- Part time
- 3,755 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.