Service difficulty report · Drag Link · Gulstm 114B

Difficulty date
June 13, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 114B
Aircraft time
1,434 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540T4B5
Propeller
Mcauly B3D32C417
Part
Drag Link
Part number
7550041
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd Actuator
Part time
1,462 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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) DURING TAKEOFF THE OWNER REPORTED WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED UP THE LT AND RT MAIN GEAR CAME UP BUT THE NOSE GEAR STILL INDICATED DOWN AND LOOKED. THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE MAINS CAME DOWN AND LOOKED AND THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOOKED, THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LANDING GEAR WAS INSPECTED AND THE UPPER DRAG LINK WAS FOUND BROKEN WHERE THE NOSE GEAR HYD ACTUATOR CONNECTS TO THE UPPER DRAG LINK CAUSING THE GEAR TO NOT RETRACT DURING GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKEOFF.