Service difficulty report · Rib · Piper PA34200

Difficulty date
April 19, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA34200
Aircraft time
28,623 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360C1E6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Rib
Part number
767397
Condition
Cracked
Part time
1,332 hours
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) ADDITIONAL CRACKS AT THE LOCATION OF RIB REPAIR INSIDE OF GEAR WELL ARE VISIBLE TO NAKED EYE BUT ARE COVERED BY DRAG BRACE PICK UP. THERE ARE HAIRLINE CRACKS IN SPAR AT DRAG BRACE PICK UP POINT WHICH ARE ALSO COVERED BY THE FITTING, MORE EASILY DISTINGUISHED WITH LIQUID DYE PENETRANT. SIMILAR CRACKS AS SHOWN INSIDE OF LT WING ARE PRESENT IN RT WING BUT NO CRACKS EXIST AS SHOWN IN RT WING. BOTH GEAR WELL RIBS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY, AS NOTED BY ZINC CHROMATE PART, WHICH HAS BEEN DE-RIVETED WITH MFG REPAIR KITS, 767-397, 767-398, SIMILAR CRACKS NOT AS SUBSTANTIAL WERE FOUND ON THE RT WING ALSO. THE ACFT IS CURRENTLY GROUNDED WAITING APPROVED REPAIR SCHEME FROM TECH SUPPORT. THE ACFT IS HIGH TIME AS IT CURRENTLY HAS 28622.5 TTSN ANDWAS NOT SURPRISED ABOUT THESE CRACKS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH AIRFRAME TIME.

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