Service difficulty report · Nut · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
November 24, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft time
3,485 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO360EB
Part
Nut
Part number
404532V
Condition
Cracked
Location
Longeron
Part time
3,520 hours
Component
Nut · Piper · PA34200T
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.

What was found

(CAN) THREE NUTS USED TO ATTACH THE LOWER END OF THE MAIN WING LONGERON TO THE INTERIOR LONGERON WERE FOUND CRACKED.ACCORDING TO A PIPER REP FOR API, THE SAME TYPE OF INSPECTION SHOWN IN PIPER SB 602 WOULD APPLY TO OUR AIRCRAFT. THE PROBLEM IS HOWEVER THAT OUR AIRCRAFT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE FAILURE SINCE ITS SERIAL NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AFFECTED AIRCRAFT LISTED IN THE SB.

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