What was found
(AUS) LANDING GEAR TRUNNION CRACKED THROUGH VERTICAL WEB. CRACK LENGTHAPPROXIMATELY 12.7MM (0.5IN). AIRCRAFT OPERATES FROM ROUGHSTRIPS.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2002
- Submitted
- November 6, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA42
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A41
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 3211 · Main Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 40288006
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Landing Gea
- Component
- Main Landing Gea
- 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.