What was found
FOUND .50 INCH CRACK IN STIFFENER ON RIB, PIPER PN 40423-13. REPAIRED IAW AC43.13. CRACK IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO WHEEL BUMPER IN UPPER WHEELWELL AND SUSPECT WAS CAUSED BY FATIGUE FROM GEAR RETRACTION.
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N124AG
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317852103
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- 4042313
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Ws 49 Rt
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.