What was found
BOLT SHEARED IN HALF, ALLOWING RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE ON LANDING ROLL. BOLT SUSPECTED TO BE ORIGINAL.
- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2001
- Submitted
- September 24, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N63887
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Aircraft serial
- 277854032
- Engine
- Lyc IO540*
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- PA402427
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Draglink
- Part time
- 9,000 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.