What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED IN THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION IN THE TUBE PORTION OF THE TRUNNION NEAR THE PIVOT ATTACH LUG. NEW TRUNNION INSTALLED IS BEEFIER IN AREA OF CRACK.
- Difficulty date
- April 15, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- HX1R208K
C & W Aeroservices Inc - Aircraft
- N4360U
- Make and model
- Piper PA46310P
- Aircraft serial
- 468408049
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 8360607
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 2,557 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.