What was found
WHILE PERFORMING 6 YEAR LANDING GEAR INSPECTION IAW MFG SPECIAL INSPECTION, FOUND CYLINDER ASSEMBLY IN NOSE GEAR HAD SEVERE CORROSION ON INTERNAL BORE.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2002
- Submitted
- April 2, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6749E
- Make and model
- Beech F90
- Aircraft serial
- LA43
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A60A
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 998201005
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 7,201 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.