What was found
(CAN) DURING MPI INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUT ATTACH EYEBOLTS, A CRACK APPROXIMATELY .1875 INCH IN LENGTH WAS NOTED. ALL EYEBOLTS WILL BE REPLACED PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT BEING RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2003
- Submitted
- January 5, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Airtrc AT802
- Aircraft time
- 847 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB5MA3
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Eyebolt
- Part number
- AN4730A
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.