What was found
DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK 2.5 INCHES LONG IN HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LT LOWER COMPOSITE SKIN. CRACK IS AT IB END OF LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, 5 INCHES AFT OF LEADING EDGE.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2008
- Submitted
- February 14, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N138SL
- Make and model
- Piagio P180
- Aircraft serial
- 1103
- Aircraft time
- 2,907 hours, 2,149 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- System (JASC)
- 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Component
- Horizontal Stab
- Component part number
- 80393001803
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.