SDR FFKA147

Service difficulty report · Retainer · Piper PA32R300

Difficulty date
December 31, 2009
Submitted
January 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8985C
Make and model
Piper PA32R300
Aircraft serial
32R7680147
Aircraft time
12,663 hours
Part
Retainer
Part number
6750200
Condition
Loose
Location
Trunnion
Component
Trunnion · Piper
Component part number
9676617
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING THAT THE RT MLG COLLAPSED ON LANDING. AFTER INVESTIGATING IT WAS FOUND THAT PN 401-335 (AN4-40A) BOLT AND PN 67502-00 RETAINER ASSY HAD BACKED OUT OF THE TRUNNION ASSY (PN 96766-17). THIS CAUSED PN 67040-15 (FITTING ASSY- FWD TRUNNION) TO FAIL WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE ACFT WAS ON THE LANDING GEAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING A COLLAPSE AND DAMAGE TO THE TOP SKIN AND BOTTOM OF THE WING.

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