What was found
(AUS) VERTICAL STABILIZER CENTRE HINGE FITTED IN WRONG LOCATION. MANUFACTURING ERROR.
- Difficulty date
- June 3, 2003
- Submitted
- July 14, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA60600A
- Engine
- Lyc IO540*
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Mislocated
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Part time
- 9,028 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.