What was found
FOUND FATIGUE CRACKING IN THE HORIZONTAL RIBS, 5,830 HRS EARLIER THAN REQUIRED, X-RAY INSPECTION REVEALED 16 CRACKED RIBS. INSTALLED NEW RIBS KIT 128-6200 IAW SB 55-4071.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2014
- Submitted
- December 17, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N432MA
- Make and model
- Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
- Aircraft serial
- RK0370
- Aircraft time
- 1,570 hours, 1,394 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- SBKIT1286200
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Part time
- 1,570 hours, 1,394 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- B
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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