What was found
FAILURE OF THE (CAST) MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT CYLINDER. CRACK IN UPPER SCISSOR ATTACHMENT RESULTED IN LOSS OF GEAR AND STRUT ASSY DURING TAKE-OFF.
- Difficulty date
- April 4, 2005
- Submitted
- April 4, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N83364
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 288390035
- Aircraft time
- 9,047 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- Engine time
- 9,047 hours
- Propeller
- Snsnch 76EM8S5
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 6531904
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 9,047 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.