Service difficulty report · Strut · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
February 13, 2015
Submitted
February 13, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
OG5R092N
Und Aerospace
Aircraft
N586ND
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496281
Aircraft time
2,066 hours
Part
Strut
Part number
78723022AND78723
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Part time
889 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING PHASE INSPECTION MECHANIC NOTED BOTH MLG STRUTS LEAKING FLUID. UPON DISASSEMBLY TO REPACK STRUTS MECHANIC FOUND APPROXIMATELY .5 CUP OF ALUMINUM SHAVINGS IN INNER STRUT. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND OUTER STRUT INNER BORE GROOVED AND GOUGED IN THE AREA OF UPPER BEARING TRAVEL. UPPER BEARING ON BOTH STRUTS SHOWED ROUGH, SHARP EDGES WHERE IT CONTACTS OUTER STRUT. OUTER STRUT AND UPPER BEARING REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS. MFG CONTACTED.

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