What was found
DURING A HARD LANDING INSPECTION, A MECHANIC NOTED THE AFT STIFFENING CHANNEL, PN 62086-003 CRACKED ON THE LEFT, LOWER, SKIN NEAR THE WING ROOT. THE CRACK APPEARS OLD. THE LEFT WING FORWARD STIFFENING CHANNEL WAS NOT DAMAGED.
- Difficulty date
- February 13, 2003
- Submitted
- March 11, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843307
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Part number
- 620860023
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 3,154 hours
- 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.