What was found
(CAN) WHILE DOING A MOD TO THE AIRCRAFT THE ELT ANTENNA HAD TO BE REMOVED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED ON 2 SIDES OF THE ANTENNA. THE ANTENNA HAD NOT BEEN MOUNTED PROPERLY. (TC NR 20060816006)
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2006
- Submitted
- October 3, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 15,640 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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