SDR 95ZZZX499

Service difficulty report · Rib · Piper PA31310

Difficulty date
January 11, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
J8SR130J
Dubois County Flight Services Inc
Aircraft
N64BR
Make and model
Piper PA31310
Aircraft serial
31365
Part
Rib
Part number
4042307
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Stab Bl 490
Part time
11,898 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

DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND RIB INSIDE RT WHEELWELL CRACKED. ALSO, FOUND RT LANDING GEAR UPPER BUMPER ASSY, PN 43016-01, CRACKED, AND, SKIN ABOVE THE BUMPER ASSY CRACKED. SUSPECT CAUSE - LANDING GEAR COMING INTO UPLOCK TOO HARD AND HITTING UPPER BUMPER ASSY. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND AND DURING TEST FLIGHT, GEAR UP OPERATIONAL NORMAL.

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