SDR 96ZZZX4726

Service difficulty report · Wing Walk Rib · Piper PA28R200

Difficulty date
June 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N33075
Make and model
Piper PA28R200
Aircraft serial
28R7535116
Part
Wing Walk Rib
Part number
6206102
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
4,900 hours
Component
6659501
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 INSPECTION, FOUND WING WALK DOUBLER RIBS CRACKED. THREE OF THE RIBS WERE CRACKED AT OUTBOARD EDGE. SUSPECT CAUSE WAS HIGH TOTAL TIME AND POSSIBLY STRESS INDUCED DURING FORMING OF STIFFENER RIBS. SUBMITTER STATED THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON PIPER PA28 SERIES WITH AT LEAST 4,000 HOURS.

More about the Piper PA-28R-200