Nose Gear Strut Crack

[SWeidemann]

Ref: Hairline Crack in Vixen Nosegear

I discovered what I am pretty certain is a crack outside the weld where the vertical piece is welded to the angled strut of my nose gear. It showed itself as "cracked paint", however after scraping the paint off right over the suspicious fracture, it looks like a crack. I view ANY cracks as not good. It is not a large one, but I think it will only get worse. Has anyone else had something like this show up? If so, what do you do? Is there a welded repair available, or do you replace? I suspect there may be some kind of heat treatment that won't work with welding, but maybe not?

Any experience or ideas would be much appreciated.

Thanks much,

Skot