What was found
PART SITS ON TOP OF NLG TUNNEL AND IS PART OF THE GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. IT ALSO HAD A TWIST IN IT, PROBABLY FROM STRESS FROM THE ACTUATOR.
- Difficulty date
- December 16, 2002
- Submitted
- January 6, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N54WA
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317652067
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Part number
- 40987002
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg Ww
- 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.