What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A HAT CHANNEL IN THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CHANNEL IS THE FWD OF TWO CHANNELS RIVETED TO A SKIN ASSY LOCATED INBOARD ON THE LEFT WING BETWEEN THE MAIN SPAR AND THE WING LEADING EDGE.
- Difficulty date
- September 22, 2017
- Submitted
- September 28, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N926PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843289
- Aircraft time
- 20,116 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Part number
- 62086006
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Part time
- 1,360 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.