What was found
(AUS) HORIZONTAL STABILISER SPAR CRACKED. FOUND DURING INSPECTION IAW PIPER MSB 1007. WHEN INSPECTED IAW AD/PA31/97 AMDT2 NO CRACKS WERE FOUND DUE TO CRACKS BEING HIDDEN BY THE ELEVATOR OUTBOARD HINGE ATTACHMENT FITTING.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2001
- Submitted
- April 4, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 40122002
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Part time
- 13,681 cycles
- Component
- Horizontal Stab · Piper · PA31350
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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