What was found
LOST NUT (NYLON SELF LOCKING TYPE NUT) CAUSING MIGRATION OF AXIL BOLT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR FORK ASSY. REPLACED BOLT.
- Difficulty date
- April 25, 2013
- Submitted
- April 25, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N396JA
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20C1
- Aircraft serial
- C0211
- Aircraft time
- 3,286 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Nut
- Part number
- MS21044N7
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Nose Gear Fork
- Part time
- 600 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.