# SDR CA960528103

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 6, 1996
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Piper PA-28-160
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Engine: Lyc O320B2B
- System (JASC): [2740 · Stabilizer Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2740)
- Part: Tube
- Part number: 69623004
- Condition: Defective
- Location: Stab Weight End
- Component: Piper
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: W
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA960528103

## Discrepancy

(CAN) PREPARING THE TUBE FOR INSTALLATION, THERE WAS A BLOB OF PAINT IN THE AREA OF MOUNTING OF THE WEIGHT. ON REMOVING THE BLOB OF PAINT, A FOLD IN THE METAL AND A 3 INCH LONGITUDINAL CRACK IN THE TUBE WAS REVEALED. MATERIAL DEFECT. POOR QUALITY CONTROL.

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