SDR 96ZZZX4149

Service difficulty report · Flap Handle · Piper PA28140

Difficulty date: July 18, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N56678
Make and model: Piper PA28140
Aircraft serial: 287425016
System (JASC): 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
Part: Flap Handle
Part number: 6378100
Condition: Worn
Location: Cable Attach
Part time: 5,055 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

C/W PIPER SB 965 ON 10-29-93 AT 3,481.3 HOURS. C/W AD 96-10-03 ON 7-18-96 AT 5,054.8 HOURS. FOUND FLAP HANDLE, BUSHING INSTALLED IAW SB 965 AND BOLT AT CABLE ATTACH WORN ALMOST THROUGH. PART LASTED 3,481 HOURS WITH NO PROBLEM. C/W SB 965 AND PART WAS WORN OUT IN 1,753 HOURS. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS ADDING 500-HOUR INSPECTION INTERVALS TO AD 96-10-03.

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