- Difficulty date
- April 23, 2012
- Submitted
- April 24, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 2842188
- Aircraft time
- 6,552 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320D3G
- Engine time
- 2,337 hours
- Propeller
- Snsnch 74DM
- Part
- Mount
- Part number
- 3512220
- Part serial
- AWI100056
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- 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
FOUND A CRACK IN THE NOSE GEAR TUBE ADJACENT TO A WELD ON A SUPPORT TUBE.
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