Service difficulty report · Spar · Piper PA28235

Difficulty date
November 24, 2009
Submitted
November 24, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8996W
Make and model
Piper PA28235
Aircraft serial
2810577
Aircraft time
3,313 hours
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
3,313 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

IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING AN ANNUAL INSP, A FATIGUE CRACK INDICATION WAS DETECTED ON LT WING IN THE UPPER MAIN SPAR WEB JUST BELOW THE SPAR CAP RUNNING SPANWISE THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE EXTRUDED SPAR. REMOVAL OF LT MAIN TANK EASED INSP OF FULL LENGTH OF SPAR. A LOGBOOK REVIEW SHOWED NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE REPORTS OR REPAIRS TO THIS WING.

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