Service difficulty report · Bolt · Piper PA28RT201

Difficulty date
April 18, 2013
Submitted
April 24, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8229Y
Make and model
Piper PA28RT201
Aircraft serial
288018086
Aircraft time
7,668 hours
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Bolt
Part number
402352402349
Condition
Corroded
Location
Wing Spar
Component
Wing Spar · Piper
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 REMOVING RT WING FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE WING WALK SKIN FOR CRACKING OF A PREVIOUS REPAIR THE OTBD MAIN SPAR UPPER ATTACH BOLTS WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED. ALL BOLTS WERE REPLACED USING NEW PN BOLTS LISTED IN THE CURRENT IPC. THE MM DID NOT INDICATE THE PROPER PN SINCE IT HAD NOT BEEN REVISED TO MATCH THE IPC. THE WASHER INSTALLATION ORIENTATION WAS NOT SHOWN IN THE MM SO THE ACFT MFG WAS CONTACTED TO PROVIDE WASHER INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS.

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