Service difficulty report · Bolt · Piper PA28140

Difficulty date
March 7, 2005
Submitted
March 18, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3542K
Make and model
Piper PA28140
Aircraft serial
2823617
Engine
Lyc O320*
Part
Bolt
Condition
Missing
Location
Rt Torque Link
Part time
5,664 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

EXAMINATION OF THE AC REVEALED THAT THE LOWER STRUT, BRAKE AND TIRE ASSY WERE MISSING FROM THE RT MAIN GEAR. UPPER MAIN GEAR TORQUE LINK WAS ATTACHED TO THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING. BRAKE LINE WAS BROKEN OFF AT THE BRAKE CYLINDER FITTING AND LOWER STRUT ASSY WAS MISSING. IT APPEARS THAT TORQUE LINK BOLT FAILED ALLOWING LOWER STRUT ASSY TO EXTEND OUT OF THE STRUT HOUSING AND FALL FREE OF THE AC. UNABLE TO CONFIRM BASED ON AVAILABLE MAINTENANCE RECORES, BUT AC APPEARS TO HAVE GREASE BOLT REPLACMENT KIT (PN 760-910) INSTALLED. REPETITIVE NDT INSPECTION BE PERFORMED ON LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK BOLT. (SO13200503296) (K)

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