What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) According to the flight school in Lawrenceville, GA, this aircraft was returned on 10/06/2004 with the left wing and landing gear trunnion damaged. No report had been made to the FAA, until 10/22/04, when privacy data omitted aircraft part owner notified this office. The left gear aft trunnion was broken, aft rib broke and the top wing skin torn and bulged approx. one inch, and rivets pulled through skin and ribs, indicating a hard landing. It appears that the trunnion failed prior to this landing and due to several cycles the trunnion separated and punctured the upper wing skin.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT SCHOOL IN LAWRENCEVILLE, GA, THIS AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED ON 10/06/2004 WITH THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR TRUNNION DAMAGED. NO REPORT HAD BEEN MADE TO THE FAA, UNTIL 10/22/04, WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED AIRCRAFT PART OWNER NOTIFIED THIS OFFICE. THE LEFT GEAR AFT TRUNNION WAS BROKEN, AFT RIB BROKE AND THE TOP WING SKIN TORN AND BULGED APPROX. ONE INCH, AND RIVETS PULLED THROUGH SKIN AND RIBS, INDICATING A HARD LANDING. IT APPEARS THAT THE TRUNNION FAILED PRIOR TO THIS LANDING AND DUE TO SEVERAL CYCLES THE TRUNNION SEPARATED AND PUNCTURED THE UPPER WING SKIN.
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