What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During the landing roll and during the application of brakes the pilot felt a "pop" the acft then slid to a stop. Inspection of the lt landing gear revealed that the upper & lower torque links which maintains parallel alignment of the tire to the fuselage separated. This occurred as a result of the lower torque link being pulled over the outer washer, nut and cotter key, which, along with a bolt, secures the upper torque link to the lower. The tire then turned sideways perpendicular to the direction of travel after which the tire skidded to a stop. Examination of the failure revealed that Cessna service information letter ME83-37 which recommends replacement of the two outer washers with larger ones, on the main landing gear scissor assy (torque links) had not been complied with.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND DURING THE APPLICATION OF BRAKES THE PILOT FELT A "POP" THE ACFT THEN SLID TO A STOP. INSPECTION OF THE LT LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE UPPER & LOWER TORQUE LINKS WHICH MAINTAINS PARALLEL ALIGNMENT OF THE TIRE TO THE FUSELAGE SEPARATED. THIS OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE LOWER TORQUE LINK BEING PULLED OVER THE OUTER WASHER, NUT AND COTTER KEY, WHICH, ALONG WITH A BOLT, SECURES THE UPPER TORQUE LINK TO THE LOWER. THE TIRE THEN TURNED SIDEWAYS PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AFTER WHICH THE TIRE SKIDDED TO A STOP. EXAMINATION OF THE FAILURE REVEALED THAT CESSNA SERVICE INFORMATION LETTER ME83-37 WHICH RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THE TWO OUTER WASHERS WITH LARGER ONES, ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SCISSOR ASSY (TORQUE LINKS) HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.
Other reports on N2696U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.