Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Piper PA421000

Difficulty date
February 21, 2000
Submitted
April 7, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N531MC
Make and model
Piper PA421000
Aircraft serial
425527007
Part
Trunnion
Part number
40294006
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg Ww
Part time
3,439 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PART IS MAIN LANDING GEAR REAR SIDE BRACE TRUNNION. A SMALL ERODE WAS FOUND IN THE WEB NEXT TO THE INBOARD LOWER BOLT HOLE ON BOTH RT AND LT MAIN GEAR. CRACK WAS DETECTED BY SMALL CRACK IN PAINT. CRACK WAS VERIFIED BY DYE PENETRANT. (X)

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