What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION A CHANNEL IN THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CHANNEL IS THE AFT OF TWO CHANNELS RIVETED TO A SKIN ASSY LOCATED INBOARD ON THE RIGHT WING BETWEEN THE LEADING EDGE AND MAIN SPAR.
- Difficulty date
- February 22, 2018
- Submitted
- February 28, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N309PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843508
- Aircraft time
- 18,785 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Part number
- 62086002
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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.