Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Piper PA28R201

Difficulty date
June 15, 2015
Submitted
July 16, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N36749
Make and model
Piper PA28R201
Aircraft serial
28R7837291
Part
Trunnion
Condition
Detached
Location
Lt Mlg
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

AFTER A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE GEAR WAS PUT IN THE UP POSITION WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE OF THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT TO EXTINGUISH. THE LANDING GEAR WAS PUT IN THE DOWN POSITION WHICH RESULTED IN THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING THE THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR AFTER LANDING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT HAND FORWARD MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION WAS MISSING THREE OF THE FOUR BOLTS THAT HOLD THE TRUNNION ONTO THE FORWARD SPAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE LEFT HAND FUEL TANK IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL THE NUT PLATES THAT HOLD THE TRUNNION TO THE SPAR WERE EITHER BROKEN OR THE RIVETS HOLDING THE NUT PLATES ON WERE SHEARED. THE PILOT FLYING HAD REPORTED THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN TWO POSSIBLE HARD SIDE LOADED LANDINGS.

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