What was found
FOUND CRACKED DURING NORMAL MAINTENANCE. NOTED WHILE DYE CHECKING THE AREA INVOLVED, HAVING FOUND 2 PRIOR STRUTS CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 2000
- Submitted
- April 2, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8234D
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 288216027
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 65319004
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Strut
- Part time
- 7,841 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.