What was found
NOSE TRUNNION FOUND CRACKED AT ASSIST SPRING ATTACH BOSS. THIS WAS A NEW MFG TRUNNION WITH 16 MONTH AND 71 HOURS IN SERVICE. THE CRACK OCCURRED AT A POINT THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO OPERATING STRESS.
- Difficulty date
- January 12, 2004
- Submitted
- February 3, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9253M
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R301
- Aircraft serial
- 32R8513010
- Engine
- Lyc IO540*
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 67054003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 71 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.