What was found
WHEN MOVING AIRCRAFT, NOSE GEAR TRUNNION BROKE FREE OF DRAG LINKS AND STARTED TO COLLAPSE. TRUNNION FAILED AT DRAG LINE ATTACH BOSS.
- Difficulty date
- June 25, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3577D
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R301T
- Aircraft serial
- 32R8029036
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 6705403
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg Drag Link
- Part time
- 2,014 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.