What was found
AT COMPLIANCE WITH PIPER SB 998, FOUND LEFT ELEVATOR SPAR CRACKED AT OUTBOARD INSPECTION POINT. SUBMITTER STATES HAVE FOUND CRACKED SPARS ON TWO OF TWO AIRCRAFT INSPECTED.
- Difficulty date
- March 6, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N27508
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317852031
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 4007514
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Part time
- 6,128 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.