Service difficulty report · Structure · Found FBA2C1

Difficulty date
September 30, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Found FBA2C1
Aircraft time
4,085 hours
Part
Structure
Condition
Detached
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON DEPARTURE A BANG WAS HEARD. NO ADVERSE ENGINE OR ACFT PERFORMANCE WAS NOTED. AFTER LANDING, INSPECTION OF THE TAIL REVEALED THAT THE LT VENTRAL FINLET HAD DEPARTED IN FLIGHT. THE FWD ATTACH BRACKET WAS FOUND BROKEN WITH THE LOWER PORTION STILL ATTACHED TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. MINOR SKIN INDENT BUT NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FOUND. REMOVED OLD ATTACH BRACKETS AND INSTALLED NEW FINLET ASSY.

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