Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
January 16, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
6,376 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360A1H6
Part
Trunnion
Part number
6704015
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Part time
6,521 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.

What was found

(CAN) IT WAS NOTED ON A SCHEDULED LANDING GEAR SWING THAT THE TRUNNION PN: 67040-15 HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY AND THE BOLTS WERE LOOSE THAT HOLD THIS PART TO THE WING SPAR. UPON REMOVING THE PART IT WAS EVIDENT THAT ALL THE HOLES WERE ELONGATED AND WOULD CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE ELONGATED AS THIS PIECE IS NOW CONSTANTLY MOVING DURING EVERY LANDING. THE PIECE IS MADE OF ALUMINUM AND THE CHIPS FROM THE ELONGATED HOLES WERE FALLING BEHIND THE TRUNNION AND WERE GRINDING AWAY MAKING DIVETS IN THE TRUNNION PIECE.

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