Service difficulty report · Tape · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
June 9, 2008
Submitted
July 14, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8369A
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
288116198
Part
Tape
Part number
494718
Condition
Peeling
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STUDENT PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AS HE THOUGHT NOISE HE WAS HEARING WAS HIS ENGINE COMING APART. AFTER SAFELY LANDING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NOISE WAS THE ANTI-SLIP WINGWALK MATERIAL SLAPPING THE WING, IN THE SLIP STREAM. WIND GOT UNDER THE MATERIAL AND LIFTED UP A SECTION OF IT, PEELING IT BACK ENOUGH TO MAKE THE "SLAPPING- BANGING" NOISE HE HEARD. REMOVED THE OLD WING WALK MATERIAL AND INSTALLED NEW PIECE. (K)

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