What was found
LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT CYLINDER TORQUE LUGS SHEARED AFTER CENTER TORQUE LINK BOLT AN310-8 NUT HAD LOOSEN UP, CAUSING EXCESSIVE SIDE MOVEMENT. LOWER STRUT/AXLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED UPPER CYLINDER.
- Difficulty date
- September 19, 2019
- Submitted
- September 19, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4338V
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 288490052
- Aircraft time
- 18,442 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 6531904
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Part time
- 1,003 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.