What was found
CRACK DISCOVERED IN FWD FACING RADIUS OF NOSE GEAR RETRACTION CYLINDER AND DOWN LOCK ATTACHMENT TANG DURING ANNUAL INSP. REPLACED ENTIRE NOSE GEAR LINK AND BRACE DOWN-LOCK ASSY WITH NEW TO RETURN ACFT TO AIRWORTHINESS.
- Difficulty date
- February 3, 2011
- Submitted
- March 11, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2243N
- Make and model
- Piper PA28RT201T
- Aircraft serial
- 28R7931052
- Engine
- Cont TSIO360FB
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Link
- Part number
- 76423803
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 4,053 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.