What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE RIGHT NLG DRAG LINK WAS FOUND CRACKED ON THE INBOARD LUG FORWARD SIDE WHERE THE NLG ACTUATOR ATTACHES. 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
- N44HT
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T
- Aircraft serial
- 31T7920061
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Link
- Part number
- 40336000
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Nlg Drag Link
- Part time
- 5,407 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.