Service difficulty report · Bungee · Piper PA28R201T

Difficulty date
May 10, 2008
Submitted
July 16, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9581C
Make and model
Piper PA28R201T
Aircraft serial
28R7803267
Part
Bungee
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Nose Wheel
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

THE PILOT SLOWED FOR LANDING AND DEPLOYED THE GEAR. A SAFE CONDITION WAS INDICATED FOR THE MAINS, BUT NOT FOR THE NOSE. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED; HOWEVER AGAIN, NO SAFE NOSE INDICATION. AN EMERGENCY GEAR DEPLOYMENT WAS ATTEMPTED BUT STILL, NO GREEN NOSE LIGHT. THE PILOT ASSUMED THAT DUE TO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD PROBABLY DEPLOYED AND CONTINUED THE LANDING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. POS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LT NOSE WHEEL BUNGEE ASSY; PN 76425-03 HAD BROKEN AND WEDGE IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR PREVENTING EXTENSION. THE FAILURE APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. (K)

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