SDR 99ZZZX2316

Service difficulty report · Hinge · Piper PA30

Difficulty date
May 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8329Y
Make and model
Piper PA30
Aircraft serial
301471
Part
Hinge
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder
Component
2070706
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.

What was found

WITH RUDDER REMOVED AND V-FIN BEING STRIPPED FOR PAINTING, THE PAINTER DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE TOP RUDDER HINGE BOSS UNDER THE PAINT. DURING INSPECTION OF THE V-FIN AND RUDDER, FOUND MAJOR REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO BOTH. SUBMITTER STATED IT IS POSSIBLE THE CRACK WAS OVERLOOKED, OR WAS HIDDEN BY PAINT.

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