What was found
LEFT MAIN STRUT CRACKED AT THE AFT WEB AT THE HOLE DRILLED FOR THE SQUAT SWITCH BRACKETRY ATTACHMENT TO THE STRUT. THERE WAS FLUID AND NITROGEN (AIR) LEAKAGE THROUGH THE CRACK.
- Difficulty date
- June 5, 2020
- Submitted
- June 5, 2020
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7183K
- Make and model
- Piper PA30
- Aircraft serial
- 30207
- Aircraft time
- 3,000 hours, 2,000 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 2705300
- Part serial
- 263572
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Part time
- 3,000 hours, 2,000 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.