Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 27, 2011
Submitted
October 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4082T
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318152089
Aircraft time
28,630 hours
Part
Trunnion
Part number
40288000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
D
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

DYE PENETRENT INSPECTION REVEALED SMALL CRACK BEGINNING TO FORM ON TRUNNION JUST BELOW THE BUSHING AREA ALONG A CASTING RIDGE. THIS WAS THE RIGHT AFT MLG TRUNNION. IDENTICAL PART IS USED ON BOTH AFT TRUNNION, LEFT SIDE NOT CRACKED. FWD TRUNNIONS (DIFFERENT PART NUMBER) NOT FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH TOTAL PART TIME IS NOT KNOWN, IT IS ASSUMED THAT THESE ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, WE HAVE NEVER REPLACED THESE BEFORE ON ANY OF OUR FLEET OF 8 OTHER NAVAJO CHIEFTANS.

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