SDR 96ZZZX2979

Service difficulty report · Bungee Arm · Piper PA24180

Difficulty date
May 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7114P
Make and model
Piper PA24180
Aircraft serial
242272
Part
Bungee Arm
Part number
20846006
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
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

FOUND BOTH LANDING GEAR BUNGEE ARMS CRACKED AT PIN SLOTS AND WELDED ATTACHMENT AREA. CRACKS APPEARED TO HAVE EXISTED FOR SOME TIME, JUDGING BY APPEARANCE. REPLACED BOTH BUNGEE ARMS WITH NEW PARTS, LT W20846-006, RT W20846-007. SUSPECT CAUSE OF CRACKS APPEARS TO BE AGE-FATIGUE. THE ONLY WAY OF BEING SURE PART IS NOT CRACKED IS TO REMOVE BUNGEE ARMS COMPLETELY FOR VISUAL INSPECTION.

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