What was found
LEFT WING FORWARD SPAR ATTACH FITTING, CRACKED IN HALF. ALLOWED WING TO SHIFT FORWARD AND AFT CAUSED AFT SPAR PLATE, TO LOOSEN AND ELONGATE BOLT IN BOTH FUSELAGE AND WING FITTINGS.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2014
- Submitted
- July 18, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N44740
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R200
- Aircraft serial
- 28R7535002
- System (JASC)
- 5740 · Wing, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Part number
- 66751002
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing Spar
- Part time
- 13,652 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.