What was found
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, A FUSELAGE FRAME THAT ACTS AS THE FORWARD WING ATTACH STRUCTURE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT THE UPPER RIGHT END.
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2017
- Submitted
- October 24, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N425PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843474
- Aircraft time
- 18,654 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5341 · Fuselage, Wing Attach Fittings
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 76126000
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 73.04
- 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.