What was found
FOUND CRACK ON LEFT AFT HORIZONTAL SPAR WEB. DURING PROCESS OF REPAIR, MUCH OF THE RIVETS WERE FOUND LOOSE AND WORKING.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N20TN
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T
- Aircraft serial
- 31T7920019
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 46538024
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Part time
- 4,595 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.