Service difficulty report · Skin · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
March 16, 2015
Submitted
August 10, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7702B
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496090
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Part number
86562025
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.

What was found

CRACKS ON AILERON INBD TE BETWEEN INBD AND CTR RIB. DURING SINGLE ENGINE TRAINING, ONE SHUTDOWN OR SET TO 0 THRUST AND THE WORKING ENGINE IS BROUGHT TO FULL POWER. AS THE ACFT IS SLOWED TO DEMONSTRATE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL THE AILERON ON THE WORKING ENG IS DEFLECTED UP INTO HIGH TURBULENCE AND PRESSURE CAUSING STRESS AND VIBRATION BEYOND THE DESIGN LIMITS, RESULTING IN STRESS CRACKS.

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