Service difficulty report · Fitting · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
May 1, 2018
Submitted
July 17, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N446ND
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
2842246
Part
Fitting
Part number
66761
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
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

AFTER PERFORMING A VISUAL INSPECTION ON RIGHT WING, VISUAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON PN 66761-XXX. TO THEREFORE DETERMINE ZERO LEAD/LAG PLAY ON OUR FLEET, A CHECK ON ALL AIRCRAFT WINGS WERE PERFORMED. AFTER INSPECTION, WE FOUND THAT WHEN THAT AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE IS FIXED THE RIGHT WING EXHIBITED LEAD/LAG PLAY ABOUT THE MAIN SPAR. THE AMOUNT OF PLAY EXCEEDS THAT OF THE OPPOSITE WING. IAW MM THE RIGHT WING WAS REMOVED AND REINSTALLED. ALL NEW WING ATTACH HARDWARE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW.

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