# SDR AU960227

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 29, 1996
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Piper PA-28-235
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Engine: Lyc
- System (JASC): [5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5320)
- Part: Channel
- Part number: 6241100
- Condition: Corroded
- Location: Main Frame Sys
- Component: Piper, PA28235
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU960227

## Discrepancy

(AUS) LH SIDE FUSELAGE CHANNEL SEVERELY CORRODED IN AREA ADJACENT TO THE STEEL REAR WING SPAR ATTACHMENT POINT - CHANNEL METAL HADCOMPLETELY OXIDISED - SUSPECT CORROSION HAD BEEN KNOWN ABOUT FOR SOME TIME AS AN AMATEURISH ATTEMPT HAD BEEN MADE TO TREAT THECORROSION - PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR - SEE ALSO MDR 96/0226 AND MDR 96/0227 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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