# SDR 2008FA0000416

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: June 9, 2008
- Submitted: July 14, 2008
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N8369A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8369A), registered now
- Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 288116198
- System (JASC): [5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5720)
- Part: Tape
- Part number: 494718
- Condition: Peeling
- Location: Wing
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000416

## Discrepancy

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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