What was found
(CAN) CRACK FOUND ON TAIL SPRING BEGINNING FROM FWD ATTACH HOLE EXTENDING ALONG SIDE OF SPRING. CRACK THEN EXTENDS TO TOP OF SPRING. LENGTH OF CRACK TOTALS APPROX 6 INCHES. (TC NR 20071203004)
- Difficulty date
- November 1, 2007
- Submitted
- January 21, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Airtrc AT802A
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67A
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB5MA3
- System (JASC)
- 5514 · Horizontal Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 400928
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail
- Part time
- 858 hours
- 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.