Service difficulty report · Axle · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
November 26, 2006
Submitted
November 27, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2525Y
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
288516075
Aircraft time
14,786 hours
Engine
Lyc O320D3G
Propeller
Snsnch 74DMS
Part
Axle
Part number
7873803
Condition
Cracked
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
14,786 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 A SCHEDULED 100 HOURS INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, THE MECHANIC FOUND A CRACK ON RT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPPER PART. IT IS SUSPECTED THE FATIGUE OR STRESS CORROSION CRACKING COULD BE THE CAUSE. ANOTHER REASON WHY MOST OF RT MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE FOUND CRACKED IS PROBABLY THE DIFFERENCE OF STRUCTURAL STRENGTH BETWEEN RT AND LT WING. RT WING IS SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN LT WING BECAUSE IT HAS A (WING WALK PANEL) WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW TRANSFER ALL THE LOADS OCCURRING ON LANDINGS TO THE MAJOR MASS (ENGINE), THIS THEORY IS JUST A STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS BASE ON EXPERIENCE BUT IT NEED BE TESTED AND PROVED.

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