What was found
THE SIDE BRACE WELD ON THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION FAILED AT THE PIVOT POINT DUE TO EXCESSIVE SIDE LOADS AND HARD LANDINGS.
- Difficulty date
- March 12, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N15202
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200
- Aircraft serial
- 347350034
- System (JASC)
- 3221 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 9572305
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 6,230 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.