What was found
DURING A 1200 HOUR SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE OUTER STRUT BODY OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPPER TRUNNION WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK IN THE OUTER BARREL STARTING FROM THE UPPER THREAD LOCK BORE EXTENDING DOWN 5.75 INCHES.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 2004
- Submitted
- December 8, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N788FS
- Make and model
- Israel 1124A
- Aircraft serial
- 319
- Engine
- Garrtt TFE731*
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- ES128545
- Part serial
- 7049T73
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 5,649 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.