What was found
(AUS) FUSELAGE RH FRONT SPAR ATTACHMENT BULKHEAD CRACKED. BULKHEAD, CHANNEL PNO 40603-02 AND REINFORCEMENT PLATE PNO 53016 WERE REPLACED. FOUND DURING REPAIR OF CRACKED FUSELAGE SKIN.
- Difficulty date
- February 4, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A1A
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 5269401
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.