Service difficulty report · Upper Drag Link · Piper PA28R200

Difficulty date
March 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28R200
Engine
Lyc
Part
Upper Drag Link
Part number
6714600
Condition
Worn
Location
Mount Attachment
Part time
3,700 hours
Component
Piper
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
J, N, W
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 THAT THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT WAS EITHER SLOW TO ACTIVATE OR WOULD NOT ACTIVATE AT ALL. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH PLAY IN THE UPPER BEARING AREA OF THE DRAG LINK THAT THE NOSE GEAR LIMIT SWITCH COULD BE ACTIVATED/DEACTIVATED JUST BY MOVING THE NOSE GEAR BY HAND. INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE BOLTS WASHERS AND BUSHINGS HAD BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND THE BEARING WAS NOT THE CORRECT PART NUMBER. THIS COMBINATION OF PROBLEMS CAUSED THE HOLE TO ELONGATE AND THE DRAG LINK TO BE SCRAPPED.

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