SDR 98ZZZX231

Service difficulty report · Rib · Piper PA34200

Difficulty date
December 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N42752
Make and model
Piper PA34200
Aircraft serial
347450172
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Rib
Part number
7850002
Condition
Broken
Location
Ws 69.24
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

THE FALSE SPAR AND WING RIB AT STA 69.24 ON THE LEFT WING WERE FOUND BROKEN AT THE 100-HOUR INSPECTION. SUBMITTER BELIEVES IT WAS CAUSED BY A HARD OR FAST LANDING, ALTHOUGH NONE WERE REPORTED. AD 73-11-02 REFERS TO THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS S/N ACFT. PIPER KIT 760-696V IS INSTALLED. REPAIR WILL BE DONE BY INSTALLATION OF NEW RIB AND FAKE SPAR.

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