Service difficulty report · Spar · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
March 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Spar
Part number
4019016
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ail Inb Hinge
Part time
9,583 hours
Component
4020042
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) PIPER SB 974 HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND HINGE P/N 74461-02 HAD BEEN INSTALLED. THIS WAS TERMINATING ACTION FOR AWD 96-21-03. THE CRACK WAS FOUND DURING A RE-SKINNING OF THE AILERON. FOUR OTHER AILERONS ON THE FLEET WERE INSPECTED AND THREE WERE FOUND CRACKED. REF: SDR CA980330023, SDR CA980330021. AIRCRAFT TT: 8,362 HOURS.

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