What was found
(AUS) WING SPAR CORRODED. FOUND FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF FUEL TANK FOR STRUCTURAL DEFECT REPAIR. CORROSION WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO HAVE COMPROMISED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2004
- Submitted
- June 4, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R200
- Engine
- Lyc IO360C1C
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YK1
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 67069003
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Wing
- Part time
- 6,276 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.