SDR AU960471

Service difficulty report · Rib · Piper PA28235

Difficulty date
April 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28235
Engine
Lyc O540B4B5
Part
Rib
Part number
6232002
Condition
Corroded
Location
Wing Te Sys
Component
2232002
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

(AUS) RH WING FLAP HAS EXTENSIVE CORROSION BETWEEN THE STEEL ATTACHMENT BRACKETS AND THE INTERNAL NOSE RIBS - ALL RIBS HAD PARTED FROM THE ATTACHMENT BRACKETS - THE TRAILING SKIN RIB SITUATED UNDER AND ON THE OUTER END OF THE STRENGTHENED WALKWAY PORTION OF THE FLAP HAD CORRODED AWAY TO VIRTUALLY NOTHING - AIRCRAFT IS OF 1963VINTAGE WITH ONLY 2100 HOURS TTIS - NO CORROSION PROTECTION WAS APPLIED DURING MANUFACTURE

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