Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Cessna 310P

Difficulty date
January 7, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5768M
Make and model
Cessna 310P
Aircraft serial
310P0068
Part
Trunnion
Part number
504100081
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
3,315 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

COMPONENT SENT TO REPAIR STATION FOR EVALUATION AS TO WHETHER IT WAS REPAIRABLE. ACFT HAD EXPERIENCED A NLG FAILURE AND IT WAS THOUGHT THE NLG FAILURE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO LT MLG ASSY. UPON INSP AND REFERENCING MM SECTIONS, THE MLG ASSY IS NON-REPAIRABLE. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY DRILLING OUT AND INSERTING A BUSHING. LUG DRILLED TO AN APPROX SIZE OF .750 INCHES. A BUSHING WITH A .500 ID BY .750 OD WAS INSTALLED. RE MM, BUSHINGS ARE NOT USED AT THIS LOCATION AND A CLOSE TOLERANCE PIN, .500 INCH DIA, REF PAGE 2-178 OF MM, SECURE ASSY. DUE TO EXCESSIVE REMOVAL OF BASE MATERIAL, IT IS OPINION OF THIS REPAIR STATION THIS COMPONENT WOULD NOT BE AIRWORTHY; NO REPAIR SHALL BE ATTEMPTED.

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