Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
July 28, 2009
Submitted
September 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1494X
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347570262
Engine
Cont TSIO360*
Part
Trunnion
Part number
6704014
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
4,365 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN AND LOCIN IN FLIGHT. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES USED TO EXTEND GEAR. AFTER LANDING ACFT WAS MOVED BY GROUND PERSONELL AND LT GEAR COLLAPSED. FWD LT GEAR FITTING WAS FOUND TO BE PARTIALLY MISSING. SB HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH. SUGEST INSP OF PART INTERVALS BE CONTINUED EVEN AFTER SB COMPLIANCE. (K)

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