Service difficulty report · Bracket · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
June 14, 2016
Submitted
June 14, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N62NG
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1462
Aircraft time
690 hours, 605 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
5322012310
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
690 hours, 605 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FOUND NOSE GEAR STEERING LIMIT INDICATING BRACKET, PN 532.20.12.310 CRACKED FWD OF THE MOUNTING HOLES. THIS IS THE 5TH BRACKET, ALL ON DIFFERENT ACFT, THAT WE HAVE FOUND CRACKED. ALL THE AFFECTED ACFT WERE EQUIPED WITH THE LED NOSE TAXI LIGHT ASSY, PN 972.87.69.421. ACFT WITH THE ORIGINAL INCANDESCENT LIGHT ARE NOT AFFECTED. BRACKETS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS. BRACKET, PN 532.20.12.310 IS A NON-STRUCTURAL PART.