Service difficulty report · Rib · Piper PA32R301

Difficulty date
July 6, 2005
Submitted
July 6, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N755BE
Make and model
Piper PA32R301
Aircraft serial
32R8213009
Aircraft time
3,872 hours
Part
Rib
Part number
86396002
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aileron
Part time
3,872 hours
Component
Aileron · Piper
Component part number
38650004
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.

What was found

LEFT AILERON OUTBOARD HINGE HALF WAS CORRODED. AILERON WAS DISASSEMBLED TO REPLACE HINGE HALF. UPON REMOVING AN3 BOLTS AND HINGE HALF FROM NOSE RIB, THE LOWER BOLT HOLE IN THE NOSE RIB WAS FOUND TO HAVE A HALF INCH CRACK ADJACENT TO THE HOLE.IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO INSPECT THIS AREA WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY OF THE AILERON.

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