What was found
AFT FUSELAGE LOWER SKIN STIFFENER FOUND CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW STIFFENER.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2022
- Submitted
- February 15, 2024
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N485A
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843749
- Aircraft time
- 6,027 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- 99473000
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 6,027 hours
- Component
- Skin, · Piper
- Component part number
- 99469003
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.