Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
October 3, 2006
Submitted
October 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N263FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21625
Aircraft time
49,050 hours, 29,827 cycles
Part
Torque Link
Condition
Scratched
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING ROLLOUT BELOW 80 KNOTS, FELT A VIOLENT SHUDDERING FROM THE NOSE WHEEL AREA. AFTER BLOCKING A/C AND INSP'ING NOSE GEAR FOUND DAMAGE AS FOLLOWS: GROUND SHIFT ROD BROKEN AT LWR TORQUE LINK,RT FWD GEAR DOOR HAS A HOLE IN IT,LWR TORQUE LINK SCRATCHED. COTTER PIN REMOVED FROM CASTLEATED NUT ON UPPER END OF GRND SHIFT ROD. RED NOSE GEAR TORSION PIN REF AMM 32-21-021-4. RED RT NOSE GEAR DOOR,ROBBED SERVICEABLE DOOR FROM A/C 269 P/N 65-38217-20,NO S/N INSTALLED REF AMM 32-22-012-2. RED PISTON POSITIONING ROD REF AMM 32-21-000-2. CYCLED NOSE LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND ADJ AS REQD OPS CHECKED GOOD REF AMM 32-33-000-5