What was found
DURING COMPLIANCE WITH AD 94-13-11 AMDT 79-8952, STRUT HOUSING CHANGE. BEARING HAD NARROW GROOVE AND NO HOLE FOR GREASE TO ENTER THE BEARING (MFG DEFECT). (X)
- Difficulty date
- November 3, 2000
- Submitted
- November 20, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N227ST
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180T
- Aircraft serial
- 448107042
- System (JASC)
- 3211 · Main Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 452575
- Condition
- Wrong Part
- Location
- Strut Housing
- Part time
- 2,000 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.