What was found
NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, FOUND SHRADER VALVE CRACKED AT BASE OF THREADS.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8071S
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 28161102
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Schrader Valve
- Part number
- AN8121
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg Strut
- Part time
- 2,000 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.