Service difficulty report · Skin · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
March 10, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
17,278 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Part
Skin
Part number
4166708
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Firewall
Part time
17,315 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 3 INSPECTIONS, AT THE AFT-SIDE LT FIREWALL, THE LT NACELLE BOTTOM INBD SKIN, IPC SEC VII POWER PLNT GRP ITEM 85-28, FOUND 2 RIVETS PULLED THROUGH. THESE RIVETS PASS THROUGH THE INBD L/E EDGE OF THE LT WING BOTTOM CENTER SKIN, PA31-350, IPC SEC I, WING GRP 5-26. ACCESS TO REPLACE THESE RIVETS REQUIRES THE INBRD FUEL TANK BLADDER. REMOVED AND THE LOWER INBD NACELLE FAIRING REMOVED. AMES THEN CHECKED AFT-SIDE RT FIREWALL SAME AREA AND RIVETS SHOWING THE BEGINNING SIGNS OF PULLING THROUGH, AS WELL.

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