Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
August 31, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
6,290 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2C
Part
Trunnion
Part number
4027300
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
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.

What was found

(CAN) DUING GROUND HANDLING, MAINTENANCE CREW DISCOVERED APPROX. 1 INCH CRACK AT STEERING STOP OF STRUT HOUSING. DAMAGED COMPONENT REPLACED WITH NEW. GEAR TESTED AN AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUSPECTED REASON EITHER HANDLING FAILURE (TOWING WITHOUT OBSERVING TOW-MARKS) OVERSTEERING IN SOFT TERRAIN.

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