Service difficulty report · Bracket · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
June 28, 2001
Submitted
December 28, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N500AF
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
170
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
T/R Door
Part time
7,225 hours, 4,190 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING, THE CREW TRIED TO STOW THE THRUST REVERSER HAD A TRANSIT LIGHT ON IN THE COCKPIT. A VISUAL INSPECTION REVELED THE RIGHT THRUST REVERSER DOOR (PN C41B30212-39 SN 2287) HINGE ARM HAD BROKE BETWEEN THE LOWER HINGE BEARING AND THE DOOR. ALSO DAMAGED WERE A SUPPORT BRACKET (PNF50B583001024) AND THE RIGHT UPPER BUSHING. A NEW BRACKET WAS INSTALLED AND THE BUSHING WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERSIZED BUSHING. A ROD BEARING AND ALL HINGE BOLTS FOR BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS WERE REPLACED. 2 OTHER CASES OF CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE AREA OF OUT THRUST REVERSER HINGE FAILURE. THE PROBABLE CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FATIGUE.