What was found
THIS ACFT HAS HAD 2 NOSE GEAR TRUNNION ASSY CRACKED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUNNION. THE CRACKS ACCRUE AT THE PART THAT THE SHIMMY DAMPNER ATTACHES TO THE TRUNNION AND TUBE ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- September 28, 2011
- Submitted
- September 30, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3892T
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R180
- Aircraft serial
- 28R30221
- Engine
- Lyc IO360C1C
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 67054803
- Part serial
- 11243
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- 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.