What was found
(CAN) DURING INSPECTION FOUND CRACKS IN THE FORK OF THE NOSE WHEEL. THE FORK THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS THE NEWEST PART MODIFICATION PART 22-3220-08-00_1MOD. THE PART DOES HAVE OVER 4000 HOURS SINCE NEW AND WAS INSTALLED IN 2011.
- Difficulty date
- September 28, 2015
- Submitted
- April 22, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20C1
- Aircraft time
- 8,624 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Fork
- Part number
- 20322008001M
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nose Wheel
- Part time
- 4,136 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.