What was found
(CAN) PILOT NOTICED A VIBRATION ON LT WHEEL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RAMP. LT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPPER TORQUE LINK WAS FOUND CRACKED/BROKEN AT ATTACH LUG. THE TORQUE LINK WAS REPLACED. (TC NR 20070226004)
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 2006
- Submitted
- May 1, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 11,973 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 3210 · Main Landing Gear
- Part
- Torque Link
- Part number
- 4025700
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Part time
- 11,942 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.