What was found
LEFT SIDE OF ACTUATOR ATTACH BOSS NOT WELDED ALL THE WAY AROUND. IF NOT DETECTED THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.
- Difficulty date
- November 17, 2000
- Submitted
- January 25, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N498MM
- Make and model
- Piper PA46350P
- Aircraft serial
- 4636149
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540AE2A
- System (JASC)
- 3221 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Mount
- Part number
- 89137041
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Actuator
- Part time
- 387 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.