SDR 96ZZZX5565

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
October 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2556Z
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
278054048
Part
Bolt
Part number
400235
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Drag Link
Part time
8,500 hours
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ACFT IS USED IN A PART 135 CHARTER OPERATION. THE ACFT WAS RETURNING WITH ONE PILOT AND ONE PAX ABOARD. THE ACFT MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND ROLL-OUT, HOWEVER, WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE HORN BECAME AUDIBLE AND THE PILOT NOTICED THE NLG (DOWN AND LOCKED) GREEN LIGHT INDICATOR WAS NOT LIGHTED. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND SHUT-DOWN. AN INITIAL INSP BY A MECH REVEALED THAT THE BOLT SECURING THE UPPER DRAG LINK TO THE AIRFRAME WAS CRACKED AND PARTIALLY SHIFTED FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION. THE ATTACH FITTINGS WHICH CONNECT THE UPPER DRAG LINK TO THE AIRFRAME WERE CRACKED AND PARTIALLY TWISTED FROM ORIGINAL POSITION.

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