What was found
FIVE OUT OF SIX SPRING STEEL PLATES WERE BROKEN ON LEFT SIDE OF ASSEMBLY AND CHAFING ON PITOT/STATIC RIGID LINES AND LEFT SIDE OF WHEELWELL.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N112BC
- Make and model
- Piper PA42
- Aircraft serial
- 428001027
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 72674003
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg Steering
- Part time
- 4,080 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.