What was found
AN ANGLE AT WING STA 49.25 IN THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. ANGLE WAS LAST INSTALLED AS TERMINATING ACTION OF PIPER SB 1161; HOWEVER, THE ANGLES REQUIRED BY THIS SB CRACK AS FREQUENTLY AS THE RIBS THEY REPLACE.
- Difficulty date
- May 4, 2017
- Submitted
- May 8, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N433PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496063
- Aircraft time
- 9,405 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A1H6
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 104629003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Part time
- 669 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.