What was found
ON COMPLIANCE WITH PIPER SB 974, AILERON HINGE INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT, FOUND BOTH AILERON SPAR AND RIB CRACKED ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AILERONS. CRACKS NOT VISIBLE UNLESS AILERON HINGE BRACKETS ARE REMOVED.
- Difficulty date
- October 9, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N74972
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317305123
- System (JASC)
- 5751 · Ailerons
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 4019008
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Aileron
- Part time
- 3,800 hours
- Component
- 4020022
- 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.