What was found
UPPER LANDING GEAR CASTING FRACTURED ALLOWING WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND STRUT TO SEPARATE FROM ACFT DURING CLIMB, AFTER TAKEOFF.
- Difficulty date
- July 24, 2013
- Submitted
- August 1, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N82048
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 288290127
- Aircraft time
- 9,605 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- Engine time
- 4,937 hours
- Propeller
- Snsnch 76EM8S5
- System (JASC)
- 3210 · Main Landing Gear
- Part
- Barrel
- Part number
- 6531904
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 9,605 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.