Service difficulty report · Bolt · Piper PA32R300

Difficulty date
January 6, 2006
Submitted
January 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8209C
Make and model
Piper PA32R300
Aircraft serial
32R7680082
Aircraft time
8,999 hours
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN422
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Part time
2,660 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

AFTER LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND AN AN4-22 BOLT MISSING FOR THE DRAG LINK AND BRACE ASSEMBLY/DOWN AND LOCK. FOUND HALF OF THE BOLT ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE CASTLE NUT AND COTTER PIN INTACT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE HEAD OF THE BOLT.

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