What was found
EARS BROKEN OFF ON LANDING. STRUT DROPPED OUT ON BALLOON. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. CHECKED THE OTHER STRUT AND FOUND CRACKED, REPLACED BOTH.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2003
- Submitted
- September 19, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N83416
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 288116160
- Engine
- Lyc O320*
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 65319004
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.