What was found
ON TAKEOFF FROM LUK, PILOT HEARD A LOUD CRACK AT GEAR RETRACTION. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. PILOT CYCLED GEAR DOWN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND UPPER DRAG BRACE CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- February 11, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4998W
- Make and model
- Gulstm 114
- Aircraft serial
- 14318
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Drag Brace
- Part number
- 755003
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 1,808 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.