What was found
WING WAS BEING DISASSEMBLED FOR RIB REPLACEMENT. REINFORCEMENT PLATE WAS DRILLED OFF AND CORROSION FOUND ON AFT FACE OF SPAR WEB AND FACE OF REINFORCEMENT PLATE. CAUSE: MOISTURE WICKING BETWEEN PLATES AND LACK OF CORROSION PROTECTION.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2001
- Submitted
- June 6, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7031Z
- Make and model
- Piper PA25235
- Aircraft serial
- 252791
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 6405506
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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.