Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
April 8, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
13,055 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Trunnion
Part number
4032700
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
13,080 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY SETTLED WITH THE LT WING LOW ON LANDING ROLL. THE PILOT STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES. THE PILOT CALLED MAINTENANCE AND MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AME NOTICED A LOT OF HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE GEAR LEG AND FOUND THE CRACK IN THE HOUSING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGER. THE HOUSING WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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