SDR 96ZZZX3542

Service difficulty report · Trim Tab · Piper PA28R200

Difficulty date: June 19, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N75340
Make and model: Piper PA28R200
Aircraft serial: 28R7635292
System (JASC): 5513 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Tab Structure
Part: Trim Tab
Part number: 6358500
Condition: Cracked
Location: Lt Stabilizer
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

DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, THE TRIM TAB WAS DISCONNECTED TO ACCOMMODATE REPLACEMENT OF TRIM BARREL HARDWARE, THE TRIM TAB WAS FOUND CRACKED; UNDER THE ATTACH BRACKET, AT THE EDGE OF THE ATTACH BRACKET, INTO THE SUPPORTING RIBS, AND ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TRIM TABS.

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