This happened to my coupe and was repaired. My mechanic has my log books right now, but I will forward the info to the tech site ASAP, let's say by next week this time, hopefully. Since my coupe was owned by an AP/IA, he did the repair as specified by an engineer from ? (can't remember). But it was all done through the correct approval process, no short cuts so to speak. Darick
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "airslot4518" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am new to the group but have been flying for over 30 years. Sold my piper a while back and have been looking at a c model coupe. During the prepurchase/annual inspection the inspector found a cut in the forward lower spar cap plate between third and forth nose rib from a hole saw when the hole was cut for inspection. The damage seems to have been done about eight years ago based on the logbook entry for the AD. Can't imagine how an AP could screw up and cover up his mistake. No excuse for such a mistake but its there. The IA will not sign the bird off till a repair is made. The options seem to be to (1)replace the spar (2) replace the wing or (3) repair the spar. The catch is the shop submitted information to a FAA DER(designated engineering representative) to get an approval and signoff to repair the spar the rep came back with a letter saying it was an easy repair but estimated his time/enginering calculations would cost between $1500 and $3000. Seems a bit steep for me. Can get a replacement wing for same amount. Anyone else familiar with this problem. Need info about the correct repair and signoff approval especially any DER who has issued a previous repair authorization
