Service difficulty report · Attach Angle · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 15, 2002
Submitted
December 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
10,458 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Attach Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nacelle Skin
Part time
10,611 hours
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) DURING ROUTINE 100 HOUR INSPECTION FOUND CRACKED LT AND RT PLATES LOCATED ON INBOARD SIDE OF NACELLE JUST AFT OF FIREWALL. PLATES ATTACH SKIN OF NACELLE TO FRAME. AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED FOR LOW LEVEL TERRAIN FOLLOWING SURVEY. PREVIOUSLY FOUND SAME PLATES CRACKED ON TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT. THIS AIRCRAFT ORIGINALLY HAS BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE SAME DEFECT AT 10228.3 HR TTSEN. AND ON ALL OTHER REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS AND CRACK WAS FOUND DURING THIS INSPECTION.

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