intergrandular corrosion of wing spar

My A&P has dignosed this condition on my 1964 (Piper)PA28-140. Has
anyone dealt with this? Can the wings be repaired or rebuilt? Is there
a good source for spare wings? I'm in North Carolina.

A good friend of mine went through this exact problem with his 140. It is
not a good deal.

As others have pointed out, it is a non-repairable problem -- the wing spars
cannot be replaced economically. The only fix is to replace the wings, and
that is not cheap.

My friend's experience was a long series of nightmarish problems with
unforeseen consequences (One example: The first set of replacement wings he
found were crushed in shipping, and the shippers refused to pay to replace
them.), and the plane was "down" for well over a year.

You've really only got two choices: Part the plane out, or fix it. If you
want to fix it, call Wentworth, bite the bullet, and pay their ridiculous
price for serviceable wings. Have them ship the wings directly to your A&P,
and get it done as quickly as possible. Having watched this ordeal from
afar, it seems that attempts to find alternate sources for wings will end up
taking far longer, and cost far more, than you expect, and the aggravation
factor is not to be underestimated.

Good luck.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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