What was found
(CAN) PILOT REPORTED SUBTLE PITCH FLUTTER. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT ELEVATOR SPAR CRACKING AT OUTBOARD HINGE ATTACH POINT. BOTH ELEVATORS REMOVED AND MODIFIED PER PIPER S/B 1032.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2000
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T
- Aircraft time
- 16,959 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A28
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 4595106
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Component
- Elevator Spar/Ri · Piper · 5501602
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.