SDR 96ZZZX4169

Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
July 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N22390
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
447995066
Part
Trunnion
Part number
6705403
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
5,031 hours
Component
6710008
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER VARIOUS ATTEMPTS TO GET A LOCKED INDICATION (GREEN LIGHT) FOR THE NOSE GEAR, A GREEN INDICATION WAS NOTED AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ALUMINUM CASTING FOR THE NLG TRUNNION ASSY HAD FAILED WHERE THE CENTERING SPRING ASSY, PN 86636-02, ATTACH BRACKET ASSY, PN 67114-00, BOLTS TO THE NLG TRUNNION. THIS ALLOWED THE CENTERING SPRING TO ROTATE AND JAM THE NOSE GEAR IN WHEELWELL. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS INSPECTION OF THIS AREA AT 100-HOUR INTERVALS.

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