Service difficulty report · Spar · Piper PA46350P

Difficulty date
May 6, 2005
Submitted
June 29, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N27PG
Make and model
Piper PA46350P
Aircraft serial
4622104
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
82200696
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
5,238 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, NOTE THAT SEVERAL RIVETS ATTACHING THE RT WING SKIN TO THE LOWER WING SPAR WERE BECOMING LOOSE (SMOKING) JUST OB OF THE MAIN GEAR DOOR AND INBOARD OF THE RIB AT WS79.5. DURING INSP OF INSIDE OF WING IN SAME AREA, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON BOTTOM OF AFT SIDE OF SPAR ANGLE WHICH STARTS AT AFT END OF THE ANGLE AND PROPAGATES FORWARD THROUGH AND BEYOND THE FIRST 2 ADJACENT BOTTOM RIVETS IB OF THE RIB AT WS 79.5. IT APPEARS THAT THE WING FLEXES CONSIDERABLY IN THAT AREA AS EVIDENCED BY THE LOOSE RIVETS. LOOSE RIVETS IN THAT AREA MAY HAVE CREATED LESS THAN DESIRABLE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY IN AFFECTED AREA. THIS AREA SHOULD BE GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION ESPECIALLY IF LOOSE RIVETS ARE FOUND. (K)

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