What was found
(CAN) DURING INSPECTION A CRACK WAS DETECTED IN THE CENTRE OF THE SPAR. SPAR WAS REPLACED. CRACKED DETECTED WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 172N
- Engine
- Lyc O320H2AD
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1C160DTM
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 053200123
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horiz Stab
- Part time
- 5,063 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.