What was found
(CAN) DURING AN EVENT NR 1 INSPECTION THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OB RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED WHERE THE ELEVATOR OB HINGE ATTACH POINT IS. THE RIB WAS REPLACED. (TC NR 20061115006)
- Difficulty date
- November 14, 2006
- Submitted
- January 19, 2007
- 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
- 4653003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Part time
- 407 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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