What was found
FOUND DURING BASE INSPECTION, FATIGUED OVER THE YEARS, AGING AIRCRAFT PROGRAM PROBABLY APPLIES TO THIS PART. THE UPPER ATTACH POINT OF THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACHES TO THIS PART.
- Difficulty date
- December 18, 2002
- Submitted
- March 7, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3589B
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318052134
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Part number
- 409872
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fwd Fuselage
- Part time
- 1,151 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.