What was found
(CAN) PILOT REPORTED VIBRATION AND WHEEL SHIMMY ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE CHECK FOUNDTHE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LOWER TORQUE LINK BOLT WAS BROKEN. LOWER TORQUE LINK AND BOLT REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- November 4, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- 402377
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- Part time
- 744 hours
- Component
- 4550403
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.