Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA32RT300T

Difficulty date
August 19, 2016
Submitted
August 31, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2079X
Make and model
Piper PA32RT300T
Aircraft serial
32R7987120
Part
Cylinder
Part number
357972
Part serial
342
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY DROPPED IN FLIGHT WITH GEAR LEVER IN UP POSITION. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND OF RETRACT. PILOT CYCLED GEAR AND RECEIVED THREE GREEN GEAR INDICATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR FOUND THE AFT ATTACHMENT BROKEN ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. PILOT REPORTED LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO INCIDENT.

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