What was found
DURING INSPECTION NOSE GEAR RT DRAG LINK FOUND LINK CRACKED IN AREA WHERE IDLER LINK ROD ATTACHES. SUBMITTER STATED HAVE HAD SIMILAR CRACKS IN ONE OTHER LINK ASSY. SUSPECT AGE, FATIGUE, AND HARD LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3235F
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317952200
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Drag Link
- Part number
- 4033600
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- 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.