Service difficulty report · Tab · Cndair CL2151A10

Difficulty date
November 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL2151A10
Part
Tab
Part number
21515061800
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder
Part time
3,013 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.

What was found

(CAN) MILLED SKIN P/N 215-15062-2 HAS A 2.75 INCH CRACK FORWARD OF FRONT MOUNTING HOLES ON BOTH LOWER MASS BALANCE WEIGHTS. (APPROXIMATELY .3125 INCH TO .3750 INCH FORWARD OF HOLES). EXPOSED RIB IS CRACKED AT FLANGE RADIUS. SB 215-A435 ADDITIONAL WEIGHTS WERE INCORPORATED. SDR CA981007005. CRACKED MASS BALANCE ARM COULD POSSIBLY BE ASSOCIATED. AFTER DISASSEMBLY, ALL FOUR RIBLETS USED FOR THE UPPER AND LOWER MASS BALANCE WEIGHT PICKUP WERE FOUND TO HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS TO THE RIBLETS.