What was found
NOSE GEAR EXTENDED SUDDENLY AND UNCOMMANDED IN FLIGHT, EXAMINED AND FOUND CYLINDER ROD END TO NOSE GEAR RETRACT ASSY WAS BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2007
- Submitted
- November 7, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N406RB
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R300
- Aircraft serial
- 32R7880009
- Aircraft time
- 6,700 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540*
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 452729
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rod End
- Part time
- 6,700 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.