SDR AU960655

Service difficulty report · Tailplane · Govt N22B

Difficulty date
May 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Govt N22B
Engine
Allsn 250B17B
Propeller
Hartzl HCA3VF7
Part
Tailplane
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vert Stab Struct
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

(AUS) LH AND RH SECTIONS OF TAILPLANE CRACKED IN EIGHT PLACES - MOST CRACKING WAS FOUND TO ORIGINATE FROM RIVETS IN RIBS AND INTERCOSTAL ANGLES - TWO CRACKS WERE ALSO FOUND IN THE SKIN - NUMEROUS RIVETS WORKING - FOUND DURING INSPECTION IAW NMD-55-34