What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, OWNER ASKED ABOUT THIS PART BECAUSE HE HAD READ ABOUT IT IN A CESSNA PILOT'S ASSOC NEWSLETTER. THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK ASSY MUST BE DISASSEMBLED TO INSPECT THIS PART. GUESS WHAT? BROKEN PART FOUND. CESSNA HAS A NEW AND IMPROVED PART TO REPLACE THE PLASTIC ONE. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THAT ALL RETRACT CESSNAS WITH PLASTIC PART INSTALLED BE INSPECTED. INADVERTENT GEAR (NOSE) RETRACTION IS POSSIBLE WITH BROKEN PART.