Service difficulty report · Rib · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
December 23, 2008
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
12,686 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2C
Part
Rib
Part number
4042306
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 MX, RIB P/N 40423-06, WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE LT WW, WAS FOUND CRACKED THROUGH AT THE NARROWEST PART OF THE RIB AT THE TOP CENTER OF THE WW. THE WING SKIN IMMEDIATELY ABOVE AND ATTACHED TO THE RIB ALSO HAD A SMALL CRACK WHICH COINCIDED WITH THE RIB CRACK.

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