What was found
THE LOWER ATTACH BOLT ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS MISSING AND PRESUMED BROKEN PREVENTING THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDING INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION RESULTING IN A GEAR-UP LANDING (MAINS REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED).
- Difficulty date
- February 4, 2016
- Submitted
- February 4, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N28CA
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T
- Aircraft serial
- 7920042
- Aircraft time
- 9,900 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Attach Bolt
- Part number
- 400108AN413
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Mlg
- Component
- Nose Landing Ge · Wiebel
- Component part number
- WTC21151
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- S
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.