What was found
BOLT WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS ON SHIMMY DAMPNER. GEAR WAS LOWERED IN FLIGHT AND HUNG UP ON COWL LT V CHANNEL. SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE WAS CAUSE TO CHANNEL AND REAR SUPPORT. TIME SINCE LAST WORK TO SHIMMY DAMPENER MOUNT CLAMP UNKNOWN.
- Difficulty date
- November 6, 2002
- Submitted
- November 15, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6292H
- Make and model
- Piper PA24250
- Aircraft serial
- 243189
- Engine
- Lyc O540*
- System (JASC)
- 3252 · Shimmy Damper
- Part
- Bolt
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Shimmy Dampener
- 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.