What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE LT OB STABILIZER RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED NEAR THE HINGE ATTACH AREA. THE RIB WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2006
- Submitted
- June 22, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T
- Aircraft time
- 21,443 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A28
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 46530003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- 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.