Service difficulty report · Fitting · Piper PA28R180

Difficulty date
September 5, 2002
Submitted
October 16, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28R180
Engine
Lyc IO360B1E
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK1
Part
Fitting
Part number
6703102
Condition
Broken
Location
Landing Gear Ret
Part time
4,618 cycles
Component
Landing Gear Ret
Stage of operation
CR
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

(AUS) LH MAIN LANDING GEAR FITTING BROKE INTO FOUR PIECES DURING FLIGHT AND LANDING GEAR FELL FREE BUT DID NOT LOCK. DURING INVESTIGATION THE SAME PART WAS REMOVED FROM THE RH MAIN LANDINGGEAR (PNO 67031-03) AND WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE BADLY CRACKED.

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