What was found
RIGHT GEAR OLEO PISTON ASSY TORQUE LINK LUGS CRACKED. EARLY DETECTION CAN ONLY BE DETECTED BY DYE PENETRANT OR OTHER NDT INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT USED FOR TRAINING 90 PERCENT OF ITS TOTAL TIME. (X)
- Difficulty date
- May 22, 2000
- Submitted
- May 22, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N510PU
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 287916061
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 7873802
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Torque Link Lug
- Part time
- 8,724 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.