What was found
CRACKS IN STABILATOR MAIN SPAR ADJACENT TO FUSELAGE HINGE ATTACHMENT FITTING. THIS AIRCRAFT IS USED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING. CRACKS POSSIBLY DUE TO FATIGUE. RECOMMEND DETAILED INSPECTION OF THIS AREA AT EACH INSPECTION INTERVAL.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5167M
- Make and model
- Beech C23
- Aircraft serial
- M2043
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 16962000159
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- H Stab Hinge
- Part time
- 7,987 hours
- Component
- 169620001603
- 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.