What was found
DOUBLER SEVERELY CRACKED UNDER WING WALK AREA OF WING. TOP SKIN WAS OK. AREA WAS CONSIDERABLY WEAKENED AND WOULD DEFLECT UPON ENTERING OR EXITING THE AIRCRAFT.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2001
- Submitted
- October 30, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8150A
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 288090228
- Engine
- Lyc O360*
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Doubler
- Part number
- 62061002
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wing
- Part time
- 6,499 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.