Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Piper PA24250

Difficulty date
July 17, 2015
Submitted
July 17, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5999
Make and model
Piper PA24250
Aircraft serial
24821
Aircraft time
6,697 hours
Part
Support Angle
Part number
2086700
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlgww
Part time
6,697 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.

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND SUPPORT ANGLE IN LT MAIN WHEEL WELL AT FRONT SPAR TO BE CRACKED. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES LONG AND RUNS IN THE RADIUS OF THE BEND. ACFT PREVIOUSLY HAD GEAR UP LANDINGS WITH SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS IN 1999 AND 2011.

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