SDR 95ZZZX5627

Service difficulty report · Bracket Assy · Piper PA34200

Difficulty date
August 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N15412
Make and model
Piper PA34200
Aircraft serial
347350060
Part
Bracket Assy
Part number
9564307
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
6,680 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

REFER TO DOCKET NR (93-C3-61-AD). THIS PART IS THE MLG SWIVEL PIN ASSY. PART WAS DISASSEMBLED TO SEE IF IT COULD BE TIGHTENED UP. AFTER DISASSEMBLY AND CLEANING, CORROSION WAS NOTICED ON PIN SHANK AND RADIUS. SMALL CRACKS WERE FOUND WITH 10X MAGNIFYING GLASS. DYE-CHECK BOLT RT AND LT TO VERIFY THE CRACKS. ONE CRACK, .75 INCH AND THE OTHER CRACK, .50 INCH THE WAY AROUND (CRACKED). BOTH ASSYS WERE REPLACED. RECOMMEND TO DISASSEMBLE AND INSPECT EVERY 1,500 TO 2,000 HOURS.

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