Service difficulty report · Link · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
August 16, 2023
Submitted
August 18, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3589B
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318052134
Aircraft time
18,916 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2B
Engine time
548 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Link
Part number
4693300
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Zone 700
Component
Nose Landing Ge
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

UPON LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ------ PILOT REPORTS ON APPROACH HE HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ISSUES. ONCE THE NOSE GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

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