What was found
(CAN) CRACK FOUND IN FORK CASTING ON LT SIDE OF TUBE BORE. DISASSEMBLY REVEALED FORK CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH LT SIDE OF BORE.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2004
- Submitted
- March 1, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 340A
- Aircraft time
- 4,005 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520N
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3AF32C93
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Fork
- Part number
- 5042013497A
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Component
- Landing Gear · Cessna
- Component part number
- 5042000230
- 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.