What was found
NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT HAS A CRACK AT THE TOP. THE STRUT COMES UP TO A Y FOR MOUNT. AT THE YOKE OF THE Y IS A WELDED REINFORCEMENT, AND THE CRACK IS AT THE TOP WHERE THIS REINFORCEMENT MEETS THE LEGS OF THE Y ON BOTH SIDES.
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2007
- Submitted
- June 22, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N961CD
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR20
- Aircraft serial
- 1610
- Aircraft time
- 623 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550N
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 11907005
- Part serial
- 1524
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 623 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.