Service difficulty report · Tubing · Piper PA22150

Difficulty date
February 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA22150
Part
Tubing
Part number
225387
Condition
Cracked
Location
Structure
Part time
2,566 hours
Component
Piper · PA22150
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) AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE SEVERAL CRACKS AND CORROSION IN STRUCTURAL TUBING, AS PER SKETCH, THAT APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF WATER FREEZING. SUBMITTER REPORTS THAT THE INSPECTION WOULD NOT HAVE SHOWN THESE DEFECTS WITH OUT HAVING LIFTED THE FLOOR PANELS.

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