What was found
INSPECTION FOUND RUDDER SKIN LT SIDE AT TRAILING EDGE, APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES FROM TOP AT AFT END OF STIFFENING DIMPLE, TO HAVE ABOUT 6 SPIDER WEB CRACKS ALL ABOUT 1 INCH IN LENGTH. PIPER SL 882A WAS INCORPORATED.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3034A
- Make and model
- Piper PA32RT300T
- Aircraft serial
- 32R7987020
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 7892802
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rud Lt Side
- Part time
- 1,600 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.