Service difficulty report · Link · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
August 18, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft time
8,626 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540C4B5
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YK2
Part
Link
Part number
1666700
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GEAR IN-TRANSIT LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS VISUALLY VERIFIED AS PARTIALLY IN THE UP POSITION. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED NORMALLY IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION AS INDICATED BY THE GEAR LIGHTS AND THE ACFT LANDED NORMALLY. THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE HANGAR, PLACED ON JACKS AND UPON INVESTIGATION EACH OF THE NOSE GEAR LOCK LINK ASSEMBLIES (2) WERE FOUND BROKEN INTO 2 PIECES. THESE LINKS ATTACH THE HYD ACTUATOR TO THE NOSE GEAR UPPER DRAG LINK ASSY, AND ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AS THEY ARE LOCATED ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE DRAG LINK.

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