Service difficulty report · Bracket · Piper PA60600

Difficulty date
April 19, 2006
Submitted
April 20, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N78LS
Make and model
Piper PA60600
Aircraft serial
600546176
Aircraft time
2,177 hours
Part
Bracket
Part number
2000610102501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Right Wing
Part time
2,177 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.

What was found

FWD WING ATTACHMENTS, LEFT & RIGHT WINGS, FWD & AFT BRACKETS WERE NEVER RIVETED TO TOP & BOTTOM WING SKINS & INBOARD RIB FLANGES ALLOWING ALL LOADING TO BE TAKEN BY BRACKET FLANGES & INBD WING RIBS. ALL 4 BRACKETS ARE CRACKED. PICTURES AVAILABLE. IT SEEMED MORE THAN COINCIDENTAL TO ME THAT THE FOUR RIVETS NEEDED TO ATTACH THE WING SKIN TO THE RIB AND THE ATTACHMENT BRACKET WERE MISSING ON BOTH WINGS, TOP AND BOTTOM. PERHAPS THERE WAS A MISTAKE ON THE ASSEMBLY DRAWING AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THE HOLES WERE NEVER EVEN DRILLED FOR THE RIVETS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANUF. IN 1978, 4 NEWER MODELS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE CORRECTLY ASSEMBLED. PICTURES PROVIDED.