Service difficulty report · Spar · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
December 7, 2012
Submitted
December 7, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N43PT
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
277305217
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
1710460
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Part time
4,246 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

FOUND ONE CRACK IN THE SPAR ADJACENT TO THE HINGE PLATE. REMOVED THE THREE HINGES, FOUND FIVE MORE CRACKS UNDER THE HINGE PLATES. A TOTAL OF SIX CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE SPAR. FLAP HINGES NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SPAR TO PROPERLY INSPECT THE SPAR FOR CRACKS.

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