Service difficulty report · Mount · Piper PA46R350T

Difficulty date
March 27, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA46R350T
Aircraft time
529 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540AE2A
Part
Mount
Part number
89137042
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
488 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) IT WAS NOTED WHEN APPROACHING THE AIRCRAFT IN ITS HANGAR PARKING SPOT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION AND STRUT ASSEMBLY HAD A AFT FACING RAKE ANGLE (LESS THAN 90 DEGREES) AS NOTED FROM A DISTANCE. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR RIGHT HAND ATTACHMENT FOOT ON THE ENGINE MOUNT ASSEMBLY BROKEN. METAL BREAK AREA VISUALLY INSPECTED AND NOTED TO BE VERY RECENT AND THAT A LARGE AMOUNT OF FORCE WAS APPLIED IN A AFT DIRECTION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING THE LAST GROUND HANDLING FROM A CONTRACTED VENDOR AND NOT REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE. GROUND HANDLER QUERIED AND DETERMINED AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TOWED WITH A TRACTOR APPROX. 200 METERS FROM THE FBO RAMP TO THE HANGAR FACILITY WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO MOVE, THE GROUND CREW CONTACTED THE OWNER TO COME AND RELEASE THE BRAKES. OWNER ALSO DID NOT INFORM MAINTENANCE. NEXT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WAS NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER 3 WEEKS WITH AIRCRAFT FLYING MULTIPLE FLIGHTS PER WEEK.

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