Service difficulty report · Link · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
December 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Part
Link
Part number
45318000
Condition
Worn
Location
Nlg
Part time
11,405 hours
Component
4438800
Stage of operation
IN
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) SCISSORS OFTEN DISCONNECTED WHEN TOWING. THE LOWER SCISSOR IS THEN LEFT DRAGGING ON THE TIRE WHICH GRINDS ON THE CASTING, WEARING IT. IN ADDITION, BOTH SCISSORS WERE FOUND WARPED FROM STRAIN CAUSED BY TURNING WITH BRAKES INSTEAD OF STEERING AND THE SUDDEN GRABBING WHEN TAXIING TOO FAST ON ICY SURFACE. ALSO, FOUND THE BUSHINGS INSTALLED THE WRONG WAY. THE FLANGED PORTION MUST BE ON THE OUTSIDE WITH A SPACER BETWEEN THE LINKS. THE LINKS HAD BEEN INVERTED TOP TO BOTTOM.

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