What was found
INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR BRACE BROKEN AT REAR ATTACH POINT. ALSO CRACKED OUT FROM RIVETS AT AFT END OF BRACE.
- Difficulty date
- November 16, 2001
- Submitted
- December 10, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N40449
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R300
- Aircraft serial
- 32R7780519
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 5280 · Landing Gear Doors
- Part
- Brace
- Part number
- 3807601
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg Door
- Part time
- 473 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.