Service difficulty report · Yoke · Swrngn SA226T

Difficulty date
February 2, 2000
Submitted
May 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N154L
Make and model
Swrngn SA226T
Aircraft serial
T284
Part
Yoke
Part number
0AS5451
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Component
Landing Gear · Ozone
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
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 ACCOMPLISHMENT OF AD 96-19-05 ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF NOSE LANDING GEAR YOKES, THE FOLLOWING DEFECT INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. THE RT SIDE OF THE NLG YOKE DISPLAYED .750 INCH TOTAL CRACK INDICATION LENGTH. THE LEFT SIDE DISPLAYED TWO CRACK INDICATIONS OF .250 INCH IN LENGTH, ONE ABOVE AND ONE BELOW THE FILL VALVE/RETAINING PIN HOLE. ADDITIONAL DEFECTS WERE NOTED ON THE MLG YOKES, LT AND RT. (X)