What was found
CRACK IN STABILATOR MAIN SPAR ADJACENT TO FUSELAGE HINGE ATTACH FITTINGS AIRCRAFT USED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING. CRACK DUE TO FATIGUE. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED DETAILED INSPECTION OF THIS AREA AT EACH INSPECTION INTERVAL.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6349C
- Make and model
- Beech C23
- Aircraft serial
- M2371
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 16962000159
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Stabilator Hinge
- Part time
- 3,875 hours
- Component
- 16962001603
- 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.