What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION A BRACKET IN THE NOSE COMPARTMENT WAS FOUND CRACKED. BRACKET WAS LOCATED AGAINST AFT NOSE FIREWALL AT TOP OF COMPARTMENT AND JOINS UPPER NOSE STRINGER TO FIREWALL.
- Difficulty date
- February 14, 2018
- Submitted
- February 28, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N318PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496134
- Aircraft time
- 9,367 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 86744002
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.