Service difficulty report · Spar · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
December 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Spar
Part number
4019017
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ail Hinge Attach
Part time
7,341 hours
Component
Piper · 4020043
Stage of operation
IN
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)IN CARRYING OUT PIPER SERVICE BULLETIN 974 ON THE AILERON HINGE BRACKET ATTACH POINTS, THE SPAR WAS FOUND CRACKED ON THE RIGHT AILERON. UPON INSPECTION OF A REPLACEMENT PART, IT TOO, WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CRACKED IN THE SAME LOCATION. THE ORIGINAL PART WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE SUBMITTER HIGHLY RECOMMENDS COMPLYING WITH PIPER SERVICE BULLETIN #974.

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