What was found
(CAN) WHILE INSPECTING SHIMMEY DAMPENER AS PART OF 100 HOUR INSPECTION. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NLG TRUNNION ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED AT SHIMMEY DAMPENE R ATTACH POINT.
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 2001
- Submitted
- July 5, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA28RT201T
- Aircraft time
- 2,473 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO360FB
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCC3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 6705403
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 2,474 hours
- 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.