What was found
LT MLG COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. FOUND PIN (PN 40376-000) MISSING FROM LINK ASSY. PIN IS PRESSED FIT. PART WAS NEWLY INSTALLED, 2008 WITH 1450 HRS IN SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2011
- Submitted
- May 20, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N775MF
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T
- Aircraft serial
- 31T7920079
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A60A
- System (JASC)
- 3210 · Main Landing Gear
- Part
- Lock Pin
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Link Assy
- Part time
- 1,450 hours
- Component
- Link Assy
- Component part number
- 40284004
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.