What was found
DURING SPECIAL INSPECTION OF LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD WING ATTACH BRACKETS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH BRACKETS HAD CORROSION DAMAGE TO SPAR AND CORRODED RIVETS, DUE TO LACK OF A BARRIER BETWEEN STEEL BRACKET AND ALUMINUM SPAR.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2018
- Submitted
- July 25, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- ECQR467D
Florida Institute of Technology Inc - Aircraft
- N613FT
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 287716270
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 66623000
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.