Service difficulty report · Rod End · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
August 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Part
Rod End
Part number
762554
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Actuator
Part time
5,275 hours
Component
Piper
Stage of operation
IN
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 MAIN LANDING GEAR MAINTENANCE THE RIGHT HAND MLG ROD END WAS FOUND CRACKED. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT HAND ROD END WAS ALSO CRACKED. BOTH ROD ENDS WERE CRACKED IN THE THREADED PORTION. THE SUBMITTER STATES THAT THIS ITEM IS DIFFICULT TO INSPECT WHILE ON THE AIRCRAFT. A SEARCH OF THE SDR DATABASE FOUND FOUR (4) SIMILAR OCCURRENCES.

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