What was found
(CAN) AD 98-08-18 ELEVATOR DOWN SPRING REPLACEMENT JULY 03/98 AT 14,302 TAFT. INSPECTION OF SPRING DURING NORMAL INSPECTION REVEALED ODD WEAR/DAMAGE TO SPRING END. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A2C
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 710563
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 488 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.