Service difficulty report · Cotter Pin · Piper PA46500TP

Difficulty date
February 27, 2012
Submitted
March 1, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2406P
Make and model
Piper PA46500TP
Aircraft serial
4697448
Aircraft time
132 hours, 95 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Cotter Pin
Part number
424053
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Torque Link
Part time
18 hours, 5 cycles
Component
Torque Link
Component part number
106680002
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OWNER NOTICED A VIBRATION SHORTLY AFTER LANDING. FOUND NLG CENTER TORQUE LINK HARDWARE MISSING AND NLG MISALIGNED. COMPLETED INSPECTION OF NLG ASSY AND FOUND BOLT, NUT, WASHER, AND COTTER KEY MISSING FROM CENTER TORQUE LINK AND NLG TIRE WAS LIGHTLY FLAT SPOTTED.

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