What was found
(AUS) NOSE LANDING GEAR UPPER TRUNNION CRACKED AT DRAG BRACE ATTACHMENT POINT. SUSPECT CAUSED BY EXCEEDING TURNING LIMITS DURING GROUND HANDLING.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2003
- Submitted
- June 16, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R200
- Engine
- Cont IO360*
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YK1
- System (JASC)
- 3221 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 67054003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 4,055 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.