SDR 96ZZZX2024

Service difficulty report · Attach · Piper PA25235

Difficulty date
March 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7318Z
Make and model
Piper PA25235
Aircraft serial
253265
Part
Attach
Part number
644120
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Wing Fwd Att
Part time
2,075 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

INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOR NDT-UTT PER AD 95-12-01, RIGHT FORWARD WING SPAR ATTACH. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION SHOWED VISIBLE POCKET INBETWEEN THE STEEL PLATES. WHEN TESTING UTT, A LOW READING WAS DETECTED IN THIS AREA WHICH WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM THICKNESS ALLOWED. THE EAR HAD BEEN WELDED AT ONE TIME TO REPAIR WHAT LOOKED LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN A CRACK.

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