What was found
ELEVATOR BUNGEE SPRING WAS FOUND BROKEN ON PRE-FLIGHT. TOTAL TIME ON THE SPRING 677 HOURS. THIS SPRING IS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED EVER 1000 HOURS, TIS, IAW AD. THIS IS FIRST FAILURE OF THE (PN 7105603) SPRING.
- Difficulty date
- February 20, 2003
- Submitted
- March 14, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3525G
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317952123
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 5500 · Empennage Structure
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 7105603
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Empenage
- Part time
- 677 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.