What was found
FOUND ELEVATOR SKIN CRACKED FROM THE INSIDE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CRACKS IN SPAR RADIUS OUTBOARD HINGE BRACKET.
- Difficulty date
- December 8, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- JEMR166F
Elliott Aviation of des Moines, LLC. - Aircraft
- N35RT
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T
- Aircraft serial
- 31T7820018
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 4595106
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 4,000 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.