Service difficulty report · Bracket · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
January 31, 2017
Submitted
April 3, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
ECPR466D
Skyborne Airline Academy Inc
Aircraft
N5314S
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496114
Aircraft time
5,629 hours
Part
Bracket
Part number
86744002
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 200
Part time
5,629 hours
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

BRACKET WHICH IS THE INTERFACE ATTACHMENT BETWEEN THE HAT SECTION AND THE FORWARD BULKHEAD AT THE TOP OF THE NOSE CONE ASSEMBLY, WAS FOUND BROKEN IN HALF. THE BREAK WAS FOUND TO THE RIGHT OF THE BOLT HOLE ATTACHING THE BRACKET TO THE NOSE CONE ASSEMBLY.

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