Service difficulty report · Panel · Piper PA28180

Difficulty date
July 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28180
Engine
Lyc O360A3A
Part
Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
3,118 hours
Component
Piper
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) TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WING PANEL. THE FIRST CRACK APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES LONG AND STARTING 3 1/2 INCHES FORWARD OF THE SPAR. THE SECOND CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2 INCHES LONG AND STARTING FROM THE FOURTH RIVET ON THE FORWARD ROW OF THE SPAR RIVETS. SUBMITTER STATES THAT BOTH CRACKS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN THERE FOR SOME TIME. PHOTOS TAKEN OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBMITTED WITH SDR 960827103 SUGGEST A LACK OF MAINTENANCE ON THIS AIRCRAFT.

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