Service difficulty report · Mount · Piper PA28R200

Difficulty date
November 9, 2020
Submitted
November 9, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3091T
Make and model
Piper PA28R200
Aircraft serial
28R7235312
Part
Mount
Condition
Damaged
Location
Wing To Fuselage
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.

What was found

WHILE INVESTIGATING EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE, BOTH WINGS WERE REMOVED FROM FUSELAGE. THE FORWARD LEFT WING ATTACH POINT BOLT HOLES FOUND ELONGATED TO TWICE THE BOLT DIAMETER. THE ATTACH BOLT WORN TO 75% NOMINAL DIAMETER. THE AFT LEFT WING ATTACH POINT HOLES WERE SLIGHTLY ELONGATED. THE LEFT WING AFT STEEL PLATE TO ALUMINUM AFT SPAR HAD SEVERE CORROSION. THE RIGHT WING UPPER AND LOWER INBOARD SKINS FORWARD OF THE CENTER SPAR WERE FOUND CRACKED. ALL ATTACH HOLES IN CENTER SPAR, LEFT, RIGHT AND CARRY-THRU WERE EDDY CURRENT INSPECTED, PER PIPER SB 1345. ATTACH HOLES FOR LEFT WING PASSED. ATTACH HOLES A4, C4 & C5, REF PIPER SERVICE MANUAL FIGURE 4-2 WING INSTALLATION, FOR THE RIGHT WING EXCEEDED ACCEPTABLE INDICATIONS DUE TO CORROSION.

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