SDR 96ZZZX5117

Service difficulty report · Butt Rib · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
September 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N700LT
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft serial
31T7920046
Part
Butt Rib
Part number
54755002
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt/Rt Elevator
Part time
694 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

C/W PIPER SB 897A PART I DATED12-88. IN JULY '89 AT 3,311 ACFT HOURS, LT AND RT ELEVATOR BUTT RIBS WERE CRACKED AT THAT TIME AND REPLACED PER SB AT 4,005 ACFT HOURS. FOUND BUTT RIBS CRACKED AGAIN. C/W SB 897A PART I AND II DATED 1-90. SUBMITTER STATED HAS NOT SEEN OR HEARD OF A PA31T THAT HAS BEEN INSPECTED THAT DID NOT HAVE CRACKS IN ELEVATOR BUTT RIBS AND/OR IN THE SPAR OR FALSE SPARS. NEEDS TO BE AD NOTE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE.

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