Service difficulty report · Drag Link · Cessna 207

Difficulty date
May 11, 2015
Submitted
May 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N23CF
Make and model
Cessna 207
Aircraft serial
20700276
Aircraft time
29,947 hours
Part
Drag Link
Part number
12463001
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE NLG WAS DAMAGED. INSPECTED & DETERMINED THAT THE DRAG LINK HAD BROKEN AT THE AFT ATTACH POINT. DUE TO THE DRAG LINK FAILING, OTHER ACFT COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED TO THE EXTENT THAT REPLACEMENT & OR REPAIR WAS REQUIRED.

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