What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE GEAR, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE AFT MAIN GEAR TRUNNION CRACKED. DYE PENETRANT CONFIRMED CRACK. CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED BUT THE AIRCRAFT IS USED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2006
- Submitted
- August 8, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N571ER
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496147
- System (JASC)
- 3211 · Main Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 67042013
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 3,394 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- D
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.