Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA24250

Difficulty date
October 8, 2003
Submitted
October 30, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7621E
Make and model
Piper PA24250
Aircraft serial
242168
Engine
Lyc O540*
Part
Tube
Part number
2101203
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Retract
Part time
4,936 hours
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.

What was found

LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TUBE INBOARD ARM FRACTURED ABOVE THE ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE PART INDICATED A PORTION OF THE FRACTURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED AT AN EARLIER DATE. CAUSE OF THE FRACTURE UNKNOWN. THE PART IS VERY DIFFICULT TO INSPECT DUE TO THE LOCATION IN THE AIRFRAME.(K)

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