SDR 96ZZZX2554

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Piper PA28180

Difficulty date
August 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5154S
Make and model
Piper PA28180
Aircraft serial
287105008
Part
Bracket
Part number
6979100
Condition
Missing
Location
Lower Eng Cowl
Part time
6,341 hours
Component
62798803
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 REMOVAL OF UPPER ENGINE COWLING, FOUND SMALL PORTION OF LT BRACKET MISSING. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF RT BRACKET REVEALED SEVERE EXFOLIATION ALONG UPPER PORTION OF BRACKET. SUSPECT CAUSE AS DISSIMILAR METAL AND GALVANIC CORROSION IN LATENT STAGES.

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