Main wing spar bolt holes require an eddy current inspection to be performed upon the next scheduled maintenance event.
Piper Aircraft Inc released Service Bulletin 1345 on March 27, 2020 requiring an Eddy Current inspection on the main spar bolt holes to be performed by a certified NAS 410 level II or level III NDT technician. SEAL Aviation NDT Services meets these requirements and is uniquely positioned to serve the needs of our Piper customers. The FAA adopted the AD on 16 February 2021, the details of which can be found here.
The objective of Piper Service Bulletin 1345 is to locate fatigue cracks in high-time and high-load aircraft. This service bulletin mandates a one-time inspection upon reaching 5,000 hours time in service of the affected aircraft for cracks at specific bolt hole locations in the main wing spars, followed by reporting the findings to Piper, regardless of the results.
The affected aircraft include the following models:
PA-28R-180 Arrow - 28R-30002 through 28R-31270; 28R-7130001 through 28R-7130013
PA-28R-200 Arrow - 28R-35001 through 28R-35820; 28R-7135001 through 28R-7135229
PA-28R-200 Arrow II - 28R-7235001 through 28R-7635545
PA-28R-201 Arrow III - 28R-7737002 through 28R-7837317; 2837001 through 2837061; 2844001 and up
PA-28R-201T Turbo Arrow III - 28R-7703001 through 28R-7803374; 2803001 through 2803012
PA-28RT-201 Arrow IV - 28R-7918001 through 28R-8218026
PA-28RT-201T Turbo Arrow IV - 28R-7931001 through 28R-8631005; 2831001 through 2831038
You can read more about SB1345 and the events that led to it by reading this article.
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