What was found
FOUND RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR CRACKED AND BROKEN IN THREADED AREA OF ROD ASSY. CRACK LOCATED AT AREA WHERE THREADS START ON ROD. AIRCRAFT HIGH TIME (+18,000 HOURS). AGE FATIGUE A POSSIBILITY.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3535F
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- System (JASC)
- 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- WTC21151
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- Component
- Wiebel
- 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.