What was found
(CAN) INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR PUSH/PULL ROD FOUND PIT MARKS THROUGH LENGTH OF ROD ASSY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED HOLES CORRODED WITH ONE AREA HAVING A HOLE, WHEN CLEANED OUT, OF APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH & 3/16 INCH. THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF CORROSION, IN DUST FORM. REMOVED FROM THE INTERNAL OF THE PUSH/PULL ROD THROUGH THIS HOLE.SUSPECT THIS WAS CAUSED BY MOISTURE COLLECTING ALONG THE INTERIOR OF THE PUSH/PULL ROD. A FAILURE OF THIS PART WOULD CAUSE MULFUNCTION OF THE NOSE WHEEL RETRACTION.