What was found
(CAN) CRACK FOUND ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FWD SPAR CENTER SKIN AT THE LIGHTNING HOLE MOST LIKELY DUE TO BAD GROUND HANDLING. SPAR CENTER SKIN REPLACED WITH NEW UPGRADED SKIN.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2011
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 172P
- Aircraft time
- 1,163 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A3A
- System (JASC)
- 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 053200123
- 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.