What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE INBD ANGLE AT UPPER WING SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED. CRACKING OCCURRED BETWEEN FASTENER HOLES MIDWAY UP NACELLE.
- Difficulty date
- August 17, 2017
- Submitted
- August 22, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N303PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496122
- Aircraft time
- 9,835 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A1H6
- System (JASC)
- 5420 · Nacelle/Pylon Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 86326003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Nacelle
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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