What was found
FOUND NOSE GEAR TUNNEL STRINGERS BOTH CRACKED WHERE NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE BOLTS TO TUNNEL SIDEWALLS. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS 3RD AIRCRAFT IN FLEET OF 9 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. OTHER AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXMATELY 3,300 HOURS ON THEM.
- Difficulty date
- October 19, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- OG5R092N
Und Aerospace - Aircraft
- N192ND
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4495004
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Part number
- 86454003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nose Area
- Part time
- 3,826 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.