What was found
INSPECTION FOUND .5 INCH CRACK IN NOSE GEAR TRUNNION AT RETRACT PIVOT POINT WELDED AREA. SUBMITTER STATED CRACKS HAVE ALSO BEEN FOUND SAME AREA ON 3 OTHER SENECA IN AIRCRAFT WITH SIMILAR TIME ON PART.
- Difficulty date
- June 24, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N49SA
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200
- Aircraft serial
- 347350057
- System (JASC)
- 3211 · Main Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 95781304
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 8,800 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.