---------------------------------------------------------- Piper-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 07/19/11: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:47 AM - Rear Spar Troubles (lowell23@msn.com) 2. 11:33 AM - Re: Rear Spar Troubles (John Grosse) 3. 11:52 AM - Re: Rear Spar Troubles (lowell23@msn.com) 4. 01:51 PM - Re: Rear Spar Troubles (Kelly McMullen) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:47:04 AM PST US Subject: Piper-List: Rear Spar Troubles From: "lowell23@msn.com" During this years annual it was found that at some point someone had put a lucite 'inspection panel' on the inside right wing - just ahead of the flap. When they had done that, they ran five screws into the rear spar cap, and possibly into the spar itself. Does anyone know of an approved spar repair? Thank you, Lowell Johnson Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=347061#347061 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/rear_spar_200.bmp ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:33:37 AM PST US From: John Grosse Subject: Re: Piper-List: Rear Spar Troubles What kind of aircraft are you talking about? > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > lowell23@msn.com > July 19, 2011 12:44 PM > > > > During this years annual it was found that at some point someone had > put a lucite 'inspection panel' on the inside right wing - just ahead > of the flap. When they had done that, they ran five screws into the > rear spar cap, and possibly into the spar itself. Does anyone know of > an approved spar repair? > Thank you, > Lowell Johnson > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=347061#347061 > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/rear_spar_200.bmp > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:52:23 AM PST US Subject: Piper-List: Re: Rear Spar Troubles From: "lowell23@msn.com" I should have mentioned it is a 1952 PA-22. Lowell do not archive Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=347071#347071 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:51:58 PM PST US From: Kelly McMullen Subject: Re: Piper-List: Rear Spar Troubles One approved method is to replace the wing with a serviceable used one.....minor repair, log book entry only. Otherwise you are probably looking at getting Piper or DER to engineer an approved repair to present to FSDO for field approval as a major repair. Kelly A&P/IA On 7/19/2011 10:44 AM, lowell23@msn.com wrote: > --> Piper-List message posted by: "lowell23@msn.com" > > During this years annual it was found that at some point someone had put a lucite 'inspection panel' on the inside right wing - just ahead of the flap. When they had done that, they ran five screws into the rear spar cap, and possibly into the spar itself. Does anyone know of an approved spar repair? > Thank you, > Lowell Johnson > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=347061#347061 > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/rear_spar_200.bmp > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message piper-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Piper-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/piper-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/piper-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.