What was found
(AUS) ELEVATOR DOWN SPRING BROKEN APPROXIMATELY FIVE COILS FROM THE FORWARD ATTACHMENT MOUNTING POINTS. INSPECTION USING AN EIGHT POWER MAGNIFYING GLASS REVEALS INTERGRANNULAR CORROSION.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2003
- Submitted
- November 3, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 710563
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Elevator Control
- Part time
- 980 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.