SDR NX4R000011

Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Piper PA28R201

Difficulty date
April 20, 2011
Submitted
April 21, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N716ER
Make and model
Piper PA28R201
Aircraft serial
2844098
Aircraft time
4,346 hours
Engine
Cont IO360*
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
67271000
Condition
Broken
Location
Fuselage
Part time
4,346 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THE GEAR "UNSAFE LIGHT" REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO THE ATC TOWER CONTROLLER ADVISED THE CREW THAT THEIR NLG APPEARED TO REMAIN IN THE DOWN POSITION. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AND THE LANDING GEAR INSPECTED. THE NLG HYD ACTUATOR FUSELAGE ATTACH FITTING HAD BROKEN, ALLOWING THE ACTUATOR TO COME LOOSE AND NO LONGER APPLY TENSION TO THE DOWNLOCK SYS.

More about the Piper PA-28R-201