Service difficulty report · Fork · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
August 10, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
6,142 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Fork
Part number
20322001061
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Part time
6,590 hours
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

(CAN) DURING AN INSPECTION THE NOSE GEAR FORK WAS FOUND CRACKED IN 4 LOCATIONS JUST FWD OF THE WHEEL FAIRING ATTACHEMENT SCREWS. WHEEL FAIRING WERE NOT BEING USED AT THE TIME. ALTHOUGH THESE FORKS ARE PRONE TO CRACKING, THIS ASSY IS 1 OF THE WORSE WE HAVE SEEN IN A WHILE. NEW ASSY WAS INSTALLED.

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