What was found
WHEN COMPARING THE NEW SPRING TO OLD SPRING, USING A FISH SCALE, THE NEW TOOK 12 LBS TO OFFSET THE COILS THE OLD ONLY TOOK 7LBS. THIS IS BELIEVED TO CONTRIBUTE TO NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. (K)
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2006
- Submitted
- August 22, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N210SK
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200
- Aircraft serial
- 347250307
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A1A
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 9617800
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Nlg
- 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.