Service difficulty report · Drag Link · Piper PA28R201

Difficulty date
June 21, 2010
Submitted
July 7, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N78WA
Make and model
Piper PA28R201
Aircraft serial
7837077
Aircraft time
7,221 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360A1A
Part
Drag Link
Part number
7642603
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. UPON GEAR EXTENSION ONLY THE MAIN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT REMAINED EXTINGUISHED AND THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL EFFORTS TO LOCK THE NOSE GEAR DOWN IN FLIGHT THE PLANE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER INSP OF THE NOSE GEAR WAS PERFORMED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ATTACH POINT ON THE DRAG LINK FOR THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK FAILED AND SEPARATED CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT TO REMAIN EXTINGUISHED, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE NOSE GEAR UNRELIABLE DOWN. NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY THE AIRPLANE OTHER THAN THE FAILED NOSE GEAR PARTS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.

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