SDR 96ZZZX1257

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Piper PA32260

Difficulty date
February 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3927W
Make and model
Piper PA32260
Aircraft serial
32874
Part
Fitting
Part number
62413000
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aft Blkhd
Part time
3,961 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

THESE FITTINGS ARE MADE OF STEEL, DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION HAD STARTED BETWEEN SKIN AND FITTINGS WHERE THEY ATTACH. ON TWO OF FITTINGS, SEVERAL RIVETS HAD POPPED THE HEADS OFF WHERE ATTACHED TO SKIN. THESE FITTINGS ATTACH FORWARD OF THE AFT BULKHEAD WHERE THE STABILATOR ATTACH BRACKETS ARE.

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