Service difficulty report · Bracket · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
May 13, 2005
Submitted
May 13, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N865SC
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347970265
Part
Bracket
Part number
95394
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTS TO CONTROL TOWER ON FINAL APPROACH, AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION (NO GREEN). TOWER OBSERVED NOSE GEAR, BUT COULD NOT VERIFY DOWN AND LOCK. PILOT ATTEMPTS EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION AND CYCLES GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR STILL WILL NOT EXTEND AND LOCK. AIRCRAFT LANDS AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSES ON TOUCHDOWN. MAINTENANCE PLACES AIRCRAFT ON JACKS AND EXTENDS NOSE GEAR TO DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. A BRACKET FALLS FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. STEERING BRACKET HELPS KEEP GEAR ALIGNED WHEN EXTENDED AND RETRACTED.

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