What was found
DURING 50-HOUR INSPECTION, 6FEB98 ORDERED PIPER 71056-03 SPRING, ELEVATOR BUNGEE TO C/W SB 626C. NEW SPRING WAS INSTALLED AT 37 POUNDS TENSION WITH CALIBRATED SCALE, BUT EXTENDED TO WITHIN 1.50 INCHES OF LINK END.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N515RM
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317405159
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 7105603
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.