Service difficulty report · Skin · Piper PA31325

Difficulty date
July 14, 2005
Submitted
September 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31325
Aircraft time
6,221 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540F2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE NR 2 COMM ANTENNA DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HEARD THE ANTENNA DEPART AND LANDED AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. A FERRY PERMIT WAS OBTAINED AND FOLLOWING INSPECTION THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO FLY WERE IT WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED. THE ATTACH SCREWS WERE FOUND TO HAVE PULLED THROUGH THE SKIN BUT NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS WAS FOUND. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED AND THE ANTENNA DOUBLER WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ANTENNA AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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