What was found
ACFT WAS IN FOR A ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND NOSE GEAR TRUNNION WITH ABOUT A 5 INCH CRACK STARTING AT THE TOP, AFTER REMOVING THE TRUNNION YOU COULD SEE THE CRACK ON THE INSIDE ALSO.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 2013
- Submitted
- March 1, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1437H
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R300
- Aircraft serial
- 32R7780160
- Aircraft time
- 3,843 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5343 · Fuselage, Landing Gear Attach Fittings
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 67054803
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 3,843 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.