What was found
THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DRAG BRACE AFT SUPPORT FITTING WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE LOWER INBOARD WEB. NO APPARENT CAUSE WAS FOUND TO EXPLAIN THIS FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2009
- Submitted
- July 20, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N27989
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317952077
- Aircraft time
- 24,883 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3211 · Main Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Support Fitting
- Part number
- 50294000
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg Drag Brace
- Part time
- 24,883 hours
- 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.