What was found
DURING PREFLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE MLG DOWNLOCK PIN (PN-D60-3237-11-34) HAD NO RETAINING CLIPS(PN-DIN471-08-VERZ). THE GROOVES IN THE PIN ARE VERY SHALLOW AND ALLOW THE CLIPS TO MIGRATE OFF.
- Difficulty date
- January 14, 2008
- Submitted
- January 14, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N966WW
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42
- Aircraft serial
- 42AC106
- Aircraft time
- 13 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3210 · Main Landing Gear
- Part
- Retaining Clip
- Part number
- DIN47108VERZ
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Downlock Pin
- Part time
- 13 hours
- Component
- Pin
- Component part number
- D6032371134
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.