What was found
AFTER LANIDNG AIRCRAFT, PILOT NOTICED SPRING HANGING FROM NOSE GEAR ARM. UPON INVESTIGATING, FOUND EAR ON RT FORWARD UPPER SIDE OF TRUNNION BROKEN. GEAR OPERATIONS ARE NORMAL, NO BINDING OR INTERFERENCE WAS NOTED WITH AIRCRAFT ON JACKS. SUSPECT A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING THAT EXISTED SINCE NEW. AIRCRAFT 6 MONTHS OLD. REPLACED TRUNNION WITH NEW UNIT.