Service difficulty report · Drag Link · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
January 18, 2005
Submitted
June 28, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N63764
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
277754097
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Drag Link
Part number
402427
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
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

AC WAS ON ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING, WHEN LT MAIN LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK ASSY SEPARATED BETWEEN UPPER LINK ASSY AND LOWER LINK ASSY. THIS ALLOWED LT MLG STRUT ASSY TO FOLD AFT ALLOWING AC TO COLLAPSE ON RUNWAY. WHEN AC WAS RECOVERED, THE LT MLG CENTER DRAG LINK ATTACH BOLT WAS FOUND SHEARED IN CENTER OF BOLT SHANK. BOTH HALVES OF BOLT WERE STILL IN THE LT LOWER DRAG LEG AND WERE ABLE TO BE REMOVED FOR INSP. VISUAL INSP OF BOLT FRACTURE INDICATED AN EXITING CRACK ACROSS APPROX .7500 PERCENT OF THE BOLT SHANK WITH A NEW CRACK THROUGH REMAINING .2500 PERCENT OF BOLT SHANK. A REPLACEMENT BOLT WAS INSTALLED TO FACILITATE RECOVERY OF AC AND AC WAS TURNED OVER TO OWNER FOR REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED. (K)

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