What was found
WHILE INSPECTING GEAR A CRACK WAS NOTICED IN THE PAINT. CRACK EXTENDS FROM INSIDE CURVE HALF WAY TO BOLT HOLE.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2004
- Submitted
- January 5, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 19,828 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 42042
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 19,930 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.