SDR 95ZZZX2040

Service difficulty report · Skin · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
March 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2935V
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
287990566
Part
Skin
Part number
6206102
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing Walk
Part time
2,994 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

LOWER WING SKIN FOUND CRACKED AT ANNUAL INSP. (PN 62086-01). UPON DRILLING TO PREPARE A SURFACE PATCH, ABNORMAL SOUND OF SHEETMETAL BREAKING WAS OBSERVED. FURTHER INSP REVEALED THE 2 STIFFENERS ATTACHED TO THIS LOWER SKIN WERE BADLY CRACKED AT WING BUTT AND OPPOSITE END. AFTER AN INSP PANEL WAS INSTALLED IN THIS AREA FOR ACCESS, TOP SKIN PN 62061-02 WING WALK SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED. UPON REMOVAL OF THIS SKIN, CRACKS WERE BELIEVED TO BE DUE TO CORROSION. RECOMMEND EXTENSIVE INSP IF CRACKS ARE FOUND.

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