Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
June 11, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
14,778 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Trunnion
Part number
40273000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
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.

What was found

THE NLG OLEO HAD A SMALL FLUID LEAK THUS THE OLEO WAS GETTING NEW O-RINGS INSTALLED AND BEING SERVICED. DURING THE PROCESS, A CRACK WAS NOTICED IN THE PAINT NEAR THE TURN LIMIT STOP. THE PAINT WAS STRIPPED AWAY AND THE CRACK WAS CONFIRMED VISUALLY. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY OTHER DAMAGE IN THE STEERING SYS. A REPAIRED TRUNNION WAS INSTALLED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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