What was found
DURING INSP, NOSE GEAR INNER STRUT TUBE WAS FOUND TO BE SEPARATED AT CAP AND TUBE CONNECTION. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED BUT A SPONGY STRUT WAS REPORTED DURING PRE-INSPECTION RUN-UP.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2011
- Submitted
- September 16, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N510ND
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S10952
- Aircraft time
- 1,245 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 07436311
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 1,245 hours
- Component
- Nose Gear · Cessna
- Component part number
- 054306222
- 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.