What was found
THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK BOLT WAS MISSING, FOUND BROKEN OFF AT NUTPLATE. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO AN INADVERTENT NOSE GEAR RETRACTION. BOLT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN BENT PREVIOUSLY OR LOOSE.
- Difficulty date
- November 21, 2002
- Submitted
- February 20, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N205ER
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 447995320
- Engine
- Lyc O360*
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- AN313A
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Nlg Downlock
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.