Re: [Titanaircraft] Re: Vertical Stab. cracks

LS, Beats my sneakers!  I always wiggle the wings, stabilator and vertical stab as part of pre or post flight.  I don't do anything coming close to aerobatics.  There is nothing loose about the vertical stab... it just developed these three hairline cracks.
 
Tim

--- On Mon, 11/23/09, ls78705 <lstavenhagen@hotmail.com> wrote:

From: ls78705 <lstavenhagen@hotmail.com>
Subject: [Titanaircraft] Re: Vertical Stab. cracks
To: Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 8:18 AM

 

--- In Titanaircraft@ yahoogroups. com, Tim Hansen <togoforth@. ..> wrote:
>
> OK.  I have uploaded four pictures of the cracks on my vertical stabilizer.  Whenever they get approved, the group can see what I've been talking about.
>  
> Tim Hansen
>

For what it's worth, I did a thorough inspection of my vertical stab yesterday out in the bright sunlight and didn't find any cracks. Perhaps this only affects certain planes?

One thing I always do on preflight is wiggle the vertical stab at the tip and check for any looseness or movement that could indicate that something is broken or fatigueing.

Is it possible that something might be weakening or broken in your vertical stab that could be causing cracks to form at those locations?

Just curious and wondering where this might be coming from?

LS

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