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Old 18th Apr 2018, 00:52
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This is reminiscent of the old Piper Service Letter on this topic, and brief FAA AD:

https://bsd-box.net/~mikeg/N8031W/SB_SL/SB_0886.pdf

I did one wing removal and inspection back in the period of applicability of the AD. It was a laborious task. I suspect that we may see a reissue of this service letter.

The bigger problem for Piper owners, should this service letter be made applicable again, will be what happens to your legacy Piper should a defect be found. With some experience with the issue, I'd be concerned about the availability of replacement parts (let alone the cost to install a new spar into an older Cherokee wing).
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