What was found
(CAN) DURING INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE AFT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION ASSEMBLY. THE CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE ON THE UPPER REINFORCEMENT RIB. THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH NEW.
- Difficulty date
- May 25, 2000
- Submitted
- June 23, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T2
- Aircraft time
- 7,819 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A135
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 4028800
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Reinforcemnt Rib
- Part time
- 79,530 hours
- Component
- Main Landing Gea
- 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.