Wanted to share with all my recent experience performing an annual inspection
on an F model V-Tail Beech.On this aircraft the left stabilizer main spar was
completely severed. Only two things holding it together was the aft spar and
the AD cuff on the lower leading edge. The AD cuff created a pinch point and
when the stabilizer was trying to rip itself from the airframe this pinch point
kept it in "relative" place.Aging aircraft is no joke everybody. The FAA harps
on it left and right. And as many of you all know after I performed your
inspection for you after for years you have been taking it "someplace else",
well, you all know what the deal is now.This aircraft had accumulated 51 hours
flight time since its last annual inspection. By my account this spar was in a
mode of failure for at least two to four years based on service use which means
it was missed for at least two years. When it fully failed is anybodies guess
but based on wear from cracked edges rubbing I would place the hours at between
50 and 100. Gives new meaning to "Dancing with the Devil"...More to
come....JSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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