Service difficulty report · None · Piper PA28R200

Difficulty date
March 31, 2022
Submitted
March 31, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N872WL
Make and model
Piper PA28R200
Aircraft serial
28R7135123
Aircraft time
5,657 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360C1C
Engine time
4,870 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK1
Part
None
Part number
66582001
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 600
Component
Wing Assembly · Piper · NA
Component part number
67016003
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
E
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

WHILE PERFORMING A FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR. THE RH WING WAS REMOVED. AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE WING SPAR ATTACH FITTINGS, UPPER AND LOWER. FOUND A CRACK APPROX. 3 INCHES LONG ON THE UPPER SPAR FACE, ORIGINATING FROM THE OUTBOARD, FORWARD, SECOND BOLT HOLE. CRACK RUNS INBOARD AND TERMINATES AT THE INBOARD END OF THE SPAR. CRACK WAS VERIFIED USING VISUAL AND PENETRANT INSPECTION METHODS. PICTURES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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