Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 177RG

Difficulty date
July 5, 2012
Submitted
July 5, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N42821
Make and model
Cessna 177RG
Aircraft serial
0088
Aircraft time
3,455 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360A1B6
Part
Bolt
Part number
20430371
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Nlg
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 COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL OUT. FOUND AFTER INSPECTION, THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR LOWER BOLT BACKED OUT AND INTERFERRING WITH THE AFT DRAG LINK. THE THREADED PART OF THE BOLT WITH THE NUT WAS MISSING, THE BOLT HEAD WAS LOCK WIRED BUT COULD BACK OUT THE NOSE GEAR LOCK ASSY ENOUGH TO INTERFERE WITH THE AFT DRAG LINK.

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