What was found
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN BECAUSE OF A BROKEN ROD END ON THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD. ROD END CONNECTS THE RETRACT ROD TO THE APR NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE. RESULTED IN NOSE GEAR UP LANDING. (K)
- Difficulty date
- July 26, 2007
- Submitted
- August 21, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N703NC
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH224
- Engine
- Cont IO520CB
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Rod End
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- 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.