What was found
BOLT PN NAS464-5A15 AND BUSHING PN NAS75-5-102 BACKED OUT OF NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK PN 20430071 AND HEAD OF BOLT WENT THROUGH ENGINE MOUNT TUBE AS GEAR WAS LOWERED. BOLT ATTACHES NOSE GEAR HYD ACTUATOR TO THE DRAG LINK. THIS TOOK SEVERAL GEAR CYCLE TRIES BUT EVENTUALLY GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE BOLT IN QUESTION ONLY EXTENDS THROUGH ITS ASSOCIATED BUSHING .176 INCHES WHICH SCREWS INTO AN INSERT IN THE DRAG LINK. THERE IS NO SAFETY WIRE PROVISION FOR THIS BOLT.