SDR 96ZZZX6011

Service difficulty report · Skin · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
November 5, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8285Y
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
288190023
Part
Skin
Part number
6206104
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing Walk Panel
Part time
6,248 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

ROUTINE 100 HR INSPECTION REVEALED MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FWD WING WALK PANEL. THESE CRACKS ARE FOUND AT THE INBD AND OTBD ENDS OF THE CORRUGATIONS STAMPED IN THE PANEL. THESE ARE QUITE DIFFICULT TO INSPECT VISUALLY, HOWEVER, USING YOUR HANDS, THE CRACKS CAN USUALLY BE FELT BY YOUR FINGERNAILS CATCHING ON THE EDGE OF THE CRACKS. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THE 6TH SUCH AIRCRAFT FOUND WITH THIS PROBLEM. ALL AIRCRAFT WERE USED IN FLIGHT TRAINING AND HAD APPROX 5,000 HRS TTIS. SIMILAR CRACKS WERE ALSO FOUND IN THE AFT WING WALK PANEL.

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