SDR 20000424SH007

Service difficulty report · Bar · Mooney M20B

Difficulty date: December 31, 1999
Submitted: April 24, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N74777
Make and model: Mooney M20B
Aircraft serial: 1777
System (JASC): 3234 · Landing Gear Selector
Part: Bar
Part number: 560011000
Condition: Cracked
Location: Gear Handle
Part time: 2,613 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.

What was found

AFTER LANDING AND TAXIING ABOUT ONE-HALF MILE, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER GOING OVER DIP IN TAXI STRIP. UPON INSPECTION OF GEAR SYSTEM, FOUND JOHNSON WITH SEVERAL CRACKS, ONE AT BASE OF HANDLE, 2 EACH AT NOSE ROD ATTACH ARM. CAUSE, UNKNOWN. (X)

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