What was found
DURING INSPECTION OF LT AILERON, FOUND ALL THREE AILERON ATTACH POINT RIBS CRACKED ADJACENT TO MOUNTING BELL CRANKS.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2003
- Submitted
- September 25, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2163N
- Make and model
- Piper PA11
- Aircraft serial
- 447995222
- Engine
- Lyc O360*
- System (JASC)
- 5751 · Ailerons
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 86396004
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aileron
- Part time
- 6,775 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.