What was found
DURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION, AN ANGLE IN THE LT WING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BEHIND THE LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE FITTING. THE CRACKED ANGLE HAD BEEN INSTALLED IAW SB1161 AND WAS CONTAINED IN KIT PN 767-397.
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 2015
- Submitted
- June 9, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N435PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496070
- Aircraft time
- 8,322 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A1H6
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 104629003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 500
- Part time
- 4,748 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.