What was found
(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, CREW DETECTED A LATERAL CRACK IN THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION ASSEMBLY WHERE THE DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY ATTACHES TO THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION. PART REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2003
- Submitted
- October 15, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft time
- 5,809 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3221 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 67054003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Drag Link
- Component
- Drag Link · Piper
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.