What was found
FOUND SEVERE CORROSION ON WING SPAR BEHIND MAIN FUEL TANK REQUIRING SPAR REPLACEMENT. SUBMITTER STATES REMOVAL OF FUEL TANKS FOR SPAR INSPECTION SHOULD BECOME A MANDATORY INSPECTION ITEM AT FIVE-YEAR INTERVALS.
- Difficulty date
- February 3, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- BIER466C
Aero Industries Inc - Aircraft
- N7856N
- Make and model
- Piper PA28180
- Aircraft serial
- 285313
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 6707002
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Part time
- 2,920 hours
- 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.