Service difficulty report · Lever · Mooney M20F

Difficulty date
September 10, 2015
Submitted
September 10, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6496Q
Make and model
Mooney M20F
Aircraft serial
M20F680038
Aircraft time
3,801 hours
Part
Lever
Part number
560194000
Condition
Separated
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,801 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

WHILE TAXING FOR T/O, THE NLG COLLAPSED, FOLLOWED BY BOTH MAIN GEARS. INSPECTION REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION LEVER ASSEMBLY SEPARATED AT THE WELD. THE WELD SHOWED SIGNS OF AN OLDER CRACK BEING PRESENT AT WELD, PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE.

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