What was found
BOLT MISSING. LEFT GEAR WOULD NOT COME OFF UPLOCK UPON GEAR EXTENSION CYCLE. SUSPECT BOLT CRACK FAILURE. RECOMMEND BOLT REPLACEMENT PERIODICALLY.
- Difficulty date
- November 1, 2017
- Submitted
- July 16, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N53AM
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T
- Aircraft serial
- 7920037
- System (JASC)
- 3210 · Main Landing Gear
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- ANS17A404889
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Lt Gear
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.