SDR 99ZZZX627

Service difficulty report · Nose Strut · Hoacau DV20

Difficulty date
March 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N96DV
Make and model
Hoacau DV20
Aircraft serial
20096
Part
Nose Strut
Part number
124500
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Part time
1,200 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.

What was found

PILOT SQUAWKED NOSE GEAR SHIMMY. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK AT HUB WELD ALMOST THROUGH ENTIRE STRUT. CRACK WAS JUST ABOVE WELD. SUBMITTER STATED NUT ON FORK PIVOT SHOULD BE INSTALLED WITH COTTER PIN. NOSE WHEEL TAPPET CRACKED. SUBMITTER CALLED ISSUER OF AD.