Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Piper PA28RT201

Difficulty date
April 16, 2002
Submitted
April 23, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8288L
Make and model
Piper PA28RT201
Aircraft serial
28R8118011
Engine
Lyc IO360A1A
Part
Trunnion
Part number
6705403
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Part time
5,554 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.

What was found

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND NOSE STRUT HOUSING BOSS WHERE LOWER DRAG LINK ATTACHES, BROKEN. HALF OF BOSS WAS MISSING, THE ASSEMBLY WAS SO COVERED WITH GREASE, MISSING PORTION OF BOSS WASNT VISABLE UNTIL CLEANED OFF. UNKNOWN HOW LONG HAD BEEN WHEN, SPECULATE, HARD LANDING OR MISRIGGED SYSTEM COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO FAILURE.

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