What was found
CRACK IN THE NOSE GEAR FORK ASSY ON BOTH SIDES. CRACKS WERE ABOUT 1/2INCH-3/4INCH STARTING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE FORK AND MOVING TOWARD THE INSIDE.
- Difficulty date
- January 12, 2018
- Submitted
- January 12, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N416FP
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40FC016
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Fork
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 5,675 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.