Service difficulty report · Brace · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
September 7, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
11,973 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Brace
Part number
4028400
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
12,435 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) ON LANDING THE LT MLG COLLAPSED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MLG LOWER SIDE BRACE LINK ASSY HAD FAILED AT THE AFT HOLE CONTAINING MLG LOCK PIN. THE LOCK PIN WAS GONE AND UNABLE TO LOCATE. MLG SIDE BRACE PN 40284-00 MLG P/N 40376-00 (TC NR 20071001009)

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