What was found
WHILE PERFORMING AN ENGINE POWER CHECK, THE NOSE GEAR AXLE (LT) ASSEMBLY BROKE DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2004
- Submitted
- March 25, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N438AT
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212
- Aircraft serial
- 438
- Engine
- Pwa PW127
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Axle
- Part number
- D56797
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 17,825 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.