What was found
(CAN) DURING REMOVAL OF NLG ASSY, THE UPPER DRAG BRACE TRUNNION CASTING WAS FOUND CRACKED AROUND .7500 OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE. REF IPC 32-21-05, FIG 1, ITEM 5. CMM 32-70-04, FIG 5 ITEM 35, PN 16414-1 SHOWS UPPER LEG.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft time
- 36,123 hours
- Engine
- Ge CF343A1
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Drag Brace
- Part number
- 164141
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 36,057 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.