Service difficulty report · Rib · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
January 10, 2003
Submitted
January 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2900S
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347970344
Engine
Cont TSIO360KB
Part
Rib
Part number
7847504
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Part time
7,676 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.

What was found

THE LT AND RT FORWARD TRUNNION FITTING ASSEMBLIES WERE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS. WHILE THE FITTINGS WERE REMOVED THE TECH NOTICED THAT BOTH LT AND RT RIBS WERE CRACKED AT THE FORWARD OUTBOARD FLANGES OF THE RIBS. THIS FLANGE IS UNDER THE TRUNNION FITTING ASSEMBLY AND CANNOT BE SEEN WITHOUT REMOVAL.

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