What was found
RIB HAD SMALL CRACK JUST ABOVE FORWARD SCREW HOLE THAT HOLDS BALANCE WEIGHT CAUSE MAYBE OVER TORQUE OF HARDWARE.
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 2001
- Submitted
- March 11, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N34MP
- Make and model
- Mooney M20K
- Aircraft serial
- 252028
- Engine
- Cont TSIO360*
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 410005001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Part time
- 673 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.