What was found
DURING INSPECTION, A DOUBLER IN THE FUSELAGE WAS FOUND CRACKED. THIS DOUBLER IS PART OF THE STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE STEP USED FOR CABIN INGRESS/EGRESS AND CRACKING WOULD BE CAUSED BY THE WEIGHT OF PEOPLE PUTTING WEIGHT ON THE STEP.
- Difficulty date
- February 17, 2018
- Submitted
- February 28, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4188T
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843124
- Aircraft time
- 17,846 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Doubler
- Part number
- 65383000
- 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.