What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION 2 OF 3 RIVETS HOLDING THE ALTERNATE AIR DOOR HINGE, SHEARED. UPON REMOVAL OF AIR BOX ASSEMBLY, A CRACK WAS FOUND EXTENDING ACROSS THE WELD AND INTO EACH TUBE FORMING THE 90 DEGREE TURN OF THE ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- December 15, 2000
- Submitted
- January 29, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N283ND
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R201
- Aircraft serial
- 2844025
- System (JASC)
- 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
- Part
- Air Box
- Part number
- 9904700
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Intake System
- Part time
- 781 hours
- 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.