Service difficulty report · Strut · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
March 23, 2018
Submitted
March 26, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N983WP
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
1671
Aircraft time
3,619 hours
Part
Strut
Part number
14082004
Part serial
225037
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Part time
3,619 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

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION NOTED NOSE LANDING GEAR HAD FREE PLAY AT THE AFT MOUNTING POINTS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE AFT MOUNTING BOLT HOLES IN THE NOSE GEAR TO BE EGG SHAPED AND TWO CRACKS APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCHES LONG IN THE GUSSET AT THE FORWARD MOUNTING HOLES.

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