What was found
PART IS MAIN LANDING GEAR REAR SIDE BRACE TRUNNION. A SMALL CRACK 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 AND VERIFIED BY DYE PENETRANT. (X)
- Difficulty date
- February 21, 2000
- Submitted
- April 12, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N248DJ
- Make and model
- Piper PA421000
- Aircraft serial
- 425527021
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 40294006
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Mlg Ww
- Part time
- 3,938 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.