What was found
DURING PHASE INSPECTION, NOSE GEAR STRUT BOROSCOPED AND CONECTING PINS FOR INNER STRUT TUBE FOUND TO BE LOOSE AND MIGRATING. ORIGINAL BONDED DESIGNED INNER STRUT TUBE WAS INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- May 8, 2012
- Submitted
- May 8, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N507ND
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S11060
- Aircraft time
- 1,296 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 07436311
- Condition
- Faulted
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 1,296 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- B
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.