SDR NX4R000032

Service difficulty report · Brace · Piper PA28R201

Difficulty date
April 5, 2012
Submitted
April 11, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N715ER
Make and model
Piper PA28R201
Aircraft serial
2844084
Aircraft time
4,929 hours
Part
Brace
Part number
76426803
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Part time
1,865 hours
Stage of operation
LD
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

WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED "GEAR UP", A NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE NOSE WHEEL AREA. THE NOSE GEAR INDICATION WAS UNSAFE AND WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED "DOWN", THE GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AFTER LANDING THE NLG LINK PN-76426-803 WAS FOUND CRACKED AND BROKEN AT THE ACTUATOR ATTACH LOCATION. THE END OF THE ACTUATOR WAS MISSING AS WELL.

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