What was found
(CAN) DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE LEFT ELEVATOR BALANCE WEIGHT ATTACHMENT BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT TWO POINTS, BEHIND THE WEIGHT. PART WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- September 20, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A28
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 54992002
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- 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.