What was found
(CAN) UPON INSPECTION THE RT HORIZONTAL STAB WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT THE BOTTOM, OUTBOARD, AFT BOLT ATTACHMENT HOLE. THE STAB WAS REPLACED AND SENT FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 2002
- Submitted
- June 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T
- Aircraft time
- 15,352 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A28
- System (JASC)
- 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 4650037
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Part time
- 17,101 hours, 19,373 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.