Service difficulty report · Scissors · Beech 99A

Difficulty date
March 9, 2000
Submitted
April 24, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N955AA
Make and model
Beech 99A
Aircraft serial
U128
Part
Scissors
Part number
508103237
Condition
Cracked
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 DETAILED LANDING GEAR INSPECTION, THE SCISSORS ON THE RT MAIN GEAR WERE FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED NEAR THE MACHINED RADIUS WHERE THE TWO SCISSORS CONNECT. IT WAS DETERMINED THE CRACKS WERE, OR COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE TORQUE KNEE BOLT/HARDWARE BEING LOOSE. THE LT GEAR ASSY SCISSORS WERE FOUND TO BE SLOPPY AND THE SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED WORN BUSHINGS. (X)

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