What was found
LEFT MAIN GEAR FORK ASSEMBLY HAS VERTICAL CRACK AT CASTING SEAM WHERE STRUT PISTON INSERTS INTO FORK ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2008
- Submitted
- January 16, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N411BJ
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317952043
- Aircraft time
- 18,340 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3210 · Main Landing Gear
- Part
- Fork
- Part number
- 4550406
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg Strut
- Part time
- 18,340 hours
- Component
- Strut · Piper
- Component part number
- 4550402
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.