Service difficulty report · Skin · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
February 4, 2003
Submitted
March 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N113DK
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347870151
Engine
Cont TSIO360*
Part
Skin
Part number
9562306
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Part time
5,533 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

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, INSPECTOR FOUND 2 EA .750 INCH CRACKS AT WS 124.6B RIVET. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND 3 CRACKS IN PN 3743301 RIB AT SOME WS CRACKS EXCEEDED 1 INCH IN LENGTH, ALSO AT THE RIVET HOLES CRACKS REPAIRED IAW APPROVED DATA. CAUSE OF CRACKING, DUE TO AIRCRAFT AGE AND DESIGN.

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