What was found
CORROSION INSIDE NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING TUBE AT BARREL NUT SEALING SURFACE.
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2023
- Submitted
- February 2, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N546SL
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1247E
- Aircraft serial
- 1132
- Aircraft time
- 2,912 hours, 2,254 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PT6A67P
- Engine time
- 2,912 hours, 2,254 cycles
- Propeller
- Mtprop MTV21
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 5322012266
- Part serial
- 84
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 700
- Part time
- 2,912 hours
- Component
- Nose Landing Ge · Pilats
- Component part number
- 5322012040
- 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.