What was found
A CHANNEL IN THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CHANNEL IS THE AFT OF TWO CHANNELS RIVETED TO A SKIN ASSY LOCATED IBBOARD ON THE WING SKIN BETWEEN THE MAIN SPAR AND LEADING EDGE ALONG THE WING ROOT.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 2017
- Submitted
- August 22, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4166H
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843119
- Aircraft time
- 14,233 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Part number
- 62086002
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Part time
- 1,365 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.