What was found
INVESTIGATION AFTER SENECA NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE REVEALED BROKEN ROD END BEARING, P/N 452-334, ON DOWNLOCK LINK ASSY. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED POSSIBLE CAUSES AS UNREPORTED HARD LANDING AND/OR DEFECTIVE ROD END.
- Difficulty date
- February 8, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1045U
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200
- Aircraft serial
- 347250029
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Rod End Bearing
- Part number
- 452334
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg Dwnlk Link
- Part time
- 44 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.