SDR 97ZZZX2663

Service difficulty report · Trunnion Plate · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
May 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2855U
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347970294
Part
Trunnion Plate
Part number
6704013
Condition
Bolts Loose
Location
Mlg
Part time
4,090 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

RIGHT SIDE FORWARD LANDING GEAR TRUNNION PLATE BOLTS WERE BACKED OUT AND HOLES IN PLATE HAD ELONGATED AS A RESULT. THIS PLATE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY MODIFIED IAW PIPER SB 956, PART TWO, WHICH HAD ENLARGED BOLT HOLES AS OUTLINED IN SB. LARGER BOLTS AN5-10A5 ARE INSTALLED AT TIME OF PERFORMANCE OF SB ALONG WITH NUTPLATES OR NUTS AS REQUIRED.

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