Service difficulty report · Drag Link · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
September 4, 2011
Submitted
September 16, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N316PA
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496125
Part
Drag Link
Part number
86280003
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Part time
4,382 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

NOSE GEAR DRAG LEG BROKEN AT FWD ATTACH POINT BREAKING THROUGH BOLT HOLE. THIS FAILURE LEAD TO THE ACFT INDICATING THAT ALL GEARS WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. DURING LANDING THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED FWD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FWD BULKHEAD AND CAUSING 2 PROP STRIKES. IF THIS FWD ATTACH POINT WERE BUILT UP MORE WHICH THERE IS ROOM, THAT WOULD HELP WITH THIS ISSUE.

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