What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, BOTH THE LT AND RT LOWER MAIN GEAR LEGS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED ON THE EARS FOR THE TORQUE LINKS MOUNTING, CRACKS WERE LOCATED ON THE UPPER SIDE OF THE EAR IN THE RADIUS FROM THE MAIN BODY TO THE EAR.
- Difficulty date
- February 6, 2019
- Submitted
- February 13, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N423PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843463
- Aircraft time
- 20,782 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Mount
- Part number
- 78738802
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Component
- Mlg · Piper
- Component part number
- 65492006
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.