What was found
ON LANDING ROLLOUT, ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM A NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE STRUCTURAL FAILURE. NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE REPLACED, DRAG BRACE HAD BEEN INSPECTED 130 HOURS PRIOR TO FAILURE, UTILIZING A DIE PENETRANT INSPECTION. DIE PENETRANT INSPECTION FAILED TO DETECT SUBSURFACE DEFECTS THAT WERE MOST LIKELY PRESENT AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. THE PART IS BEING FURTHER ANALYZED TO DETECT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THIS PART HAD BEEN INSPECTED 5 TIMES SINCE 2009, AND HAD BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE WELL BEFORE 2009.