SDR FQAR20200617005

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date: June 15, 2020
Submitted: June 17, 2020
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N440PA
Make and model: Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial: 4496084
Aircraft time: 11,941 hours
System (JASC): 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
Part: Cylinder
Part number: 1117
Part serial: 2179
Condition: Cracked
Location: Nlg
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.

What was found

NOSE GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER REMOVED FOR LEAKAGE, UPON TEADOWN A CRACK WAS FOUND OM THE SHAFT END OF THE CYLINDER, CRACK WAS 1/2 THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE CYLINDER AND WAS LOCATED ALONG THE SNAP RING GROOVE, 1/4 OF THE SNAP RING WAS ALSO MISSING

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