SDR 95ZZZX2901

Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
May 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2714B
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0210
Part
Trunnion
Part number
514110314
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
16,399 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.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED RT STRUT WAS RIDING LOW. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES LONG ALONG SIDE THE CAST MARK OR SEAM IN THE UPPER GEAR TRUNNION. DURING DISASSEMBLY, NOTED THE STRUT BARREL WAS ALSO CRACKED. PILOT REPORTED NO UNUSUAL LANDINGS AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS INSPECTED APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS EARLIER DURING AN ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE. NO CRACK WAS NOTED DURING THE INSPECTION.

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