What was found
AILERON CENTER HINGE RIB IS CRACKED UNDER BRACKET. THERE IS NO WAY TO REMOVE THE HINGE TO INSPECT. DAMAGE WAS FOUND DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- October 21, 2016
- Submitted
- August 10, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N82549
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180T
- Aircraft serial
- 448107015
- System (JASC)
- 5751 · Ailerons
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 8656223
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aileron
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.