Service difficulty report · Rib · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
May 29, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
17,278 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Rib
Part number
4042322
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
17,200 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) DURING EVENT 4 INSPECTIONS, FOUND IN THE LT WHEEL WELL AT WS 49 RIB, THE REINFORCEMENT RIBAND THE LANDING GEAR BUMPER ASSY ATTACH BRACKET, CRACKED. ON REMOVAL OF THE REINFORCEMENT RIB, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WING RIB WHICH RUNS THE WIDTH OF WHEEL WELL, WAS ALSO CRACKED. IT WAS FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING ACFT THE SAME CRACKED RE-INFORCEMENT RIB AND BUMPER ASSY, BUT NOT THE WING RIB, RT REINFORCEMENT RIBAND BOTH LT & RT BUMPER ASSY. BOTH LT & RT REINFOCEMENT RIB AND BOTH LT & RT BUMPER ASSY.

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