Service difficulty report · Bolt · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
January 14, 2009
Submitted
January 15, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N298ND
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496085
Aircraft time
5,069 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1H6
Engine time
397 hours
Part
Bolt
Part number
502341AN17522A
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Downlock
Part time
5,069 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON GEAR EXTENSION CREW DID NOT RECEIVE A NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. NO NOSE GEAR WAS OBSERVED IN WITNESS MIRROR OR BY GROUND PERSONNEL DURING LOW PASS. ACFT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR IN WHEEL WELL. UPON INSP BY MX IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK PIVOT HAD DISLODGED AT PIVOT POINT AND JAMMED AGAINST THE DRAG LINK MOUNT RESTRICTING MOVEMENT OF NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR. CAUSE OF DISLODGEMENT WAS A BROKEN PIVOT BOLT.

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