What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE RIGHT NLG DRAG LINK WAS FOUND CRACKED ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE INBOARD LUG THAT THE NLG ACTUATOR ATTACHES TO. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS SCHEDULED INSPECTIONS OF THIS AREA. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- AU3R384L
Corporate Aviation Assoc. Inc - Aircraft
- N700VF
- Make and model
- Piper PA42
- Aircraft serial
- 428001053
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Link
- Part number
- 40336000
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg Rt Drag Link
- Part time
- 3,763 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.