What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AN ANGLE IN THE LEFT WING THAT IS LOCATED WITH THE OUTBOARD FLAP MOUNTING BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED THROUGH THE RIVETS.
- Difficulty date
- October 27, 2016
- Submitted
- November 1, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N443PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843499
- Aircraft time
- 18,866 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing Te Flap
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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