Service difficulty report · Bolt · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 6, 2002
Submitted
October 24, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35890
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318052139
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Bolt
Part number
400106
Condition
Missing
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR NOT EXTENDING. AFTER SEVERAL EXTENSION TRIES WITH NO SUCCESS, HE LAND WITH NOSE GEAR IN NOSE WHEEL WELL. THE NLG J HOOK WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING THE NUT AND COTTER KEY, ALLOWING THE J CONTROL ROD TO DISENGAGE FROM THE J HOOK BOLT. THE J HOOK WAS DISENGAGED AND GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY.

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