What was found
(CAN) DURING A 50-HOUR INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION WAS FOUND CRACKED AT SHIMMY DAMPENER ATTACHMENT POINT. POSSIBLE CAUSE - OVERSTEER.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 2000
- Submitted
- July 5, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA28RT201T
- Aircraft time
- 1,818 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO360F
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 67054003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Shimmy Dampner
- Part time
- 18,500 hours
- Component
- Nose/Tail Landin
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.