Service difficulty report · Nut · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
August 13, 2002
Submitted
September 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808CD
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
0114
Engine
Cont IO550*
Part
Nut
Part number
MS178268
Condition
Missing
Location
Fork Retainer
Part time
494 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

WHILE INSPECTING AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR, FOUND NOSE FORK RETAINER NUT AND WASHER STACK MISSING. NO EVIDENCE OF HARDWARE EVER BEING INSTALLED. NO SHEARED COTTER PIN. POSSIBLE NOSE FORK SEPARATION COULD HAVE OCCURRED CIRRUS SB HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.

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