What was found
DURING NOSE INSPECTION, FOUND CRACKS ON WEB ASSEMBLIES AROUND THE ATTACH BOLTS FOR THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION BEARINGS. POSSIBLY, SIDE LOADS ON NOSE GEAR DUE TO IMPROPER GROUND HANDLING PROCEDURES.
- Difficulty date
- August 14, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N57PB
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0300
- System (JASC)
- 3221 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Web
- Part number
- 52130409
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Trunnion
- Part time
- 14,510 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.