Service difficulty report · Strut · Piper PA28151

Difficulty date
July 20, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA28151
Aircraft time
8,276 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E3D
Part
Strut
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS IN FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION AND THE MLG ASSYS WERE FOUND CRACKED DURING THE SPECIAL INSPECTION CAST MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT CYLINDER 100 HR INSPECTION (SB 1131). UPON REMOVAL OF THE LT MLG ASSY, THE LOWER MLG TO MAIN SPAR ATTACH HOLES WERE DISCOVERED TO BE OVERSIZED TO ACCEPT A LARGER BOLT THAN WHAT IS IN THE IPC. A DAR WAS CONTACTED TO DESIGN A REPAIR.

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