SDR 0020

Service difficulty report · Torque Knee · Beech E90

Difficulty date
March 3, 2003
Submitted
March 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N63BV
Make and model
Beech E90
Aircraft serial
LW256
Aircraft time
11,612 hours, 13,996 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60
Part
Torque Knee
Part number
508100324
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
D
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING COMPLIANCE OF SB 32-3134 AND AD 2002-01-10, RIGHT LANDING GEAR UPPER TORQUE KNEE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT PROTRUSION OF CENTER LUG. THIS UNIT HAD BEEN INSPECTED MULTI TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INSPECTION AND PASSED THOSE INSPECTIONS. UNITS EXACT TOTAL TIME AND TOTAL LANDINGS IS UNKNOWN, BUT IS IN EXCESS OF 6000 HOURS AND 6000 LANDINGS. UNIT HAD BEEN INSPECTED 748.4 HOURS AND 953 LANDINGS AND 18 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INSPECTION. NOTE: AD 2002-01-10 AND SB 31-3134 HAVE DIFFERENT COMPLIANCE INTERVALS. INDICATES TORQUE KNEES ARE TO BE INSPECTED IAW SB 32-3134, WHICH COULD RESULT IN CONFUSION. EITHER SB OR THE AD SHOULD BE AMENDED TO MAKE THE COMPLIANCE INTERVALS SAME, EITHER BY HOURS OR BY LANDINGS.

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