What was found
CRACKS DISCOVERED ADJACENT TO WELD ON NOSE LANDING GEAR. REFERENCE SB SB2X-32-22R1 THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM DISCOVERED ON A FLEET OF SR20S (T-53) OPERATED BY THE USAF. 22 OUT OF 24 AIRCRAFT WERE DISCOVERED WITH CRACKS.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2017
- Submitted
- August 30, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR20
- Aircraft serial
- 2120
- Aircraft time
- 2,408 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Landing Gear
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nose
- Part time
- 2,408 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
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