SDR USAR2014F00109

Service difficulty report · Structure · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date: June 24, 2014
Submitted: June 24, 2014
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft time: 7,807 hours, 6,502 cycles
System (JASC): 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
Part: Structure
Condition: Cracked
Location: Horizontal Stab
Part time: 7,807 hours, 6,502 cycles
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: B
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB BORE SCOPE INSPECTION TASK 55-10-01-290. DURING THE INSPECTIONS, MULTIPLE CRACKS WERE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE RT AND LT STABILIZER FS 521.084, SS 18.60, 27.90, 37.20, 47.96, AND 58.75. PMO WERE NOTIFIED OF THE CRACKS IMMEDIATELY.