Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Piper PA28140

Difficulty date
October 4, 2003
Submitted
October 28, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N432FL
Make and model
Piper PA28140
Aircraft serial
287125219
Engine
Lyc O320*
Part
Torque Link
Part number
633062
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 INSP OF MLG IAW SB 1131, DISCOVERED CRACK IN MLG TORQUE LINK. FURTHER NDI REVEALED ALL (4) TORQUE LINKS CRACKED (PN 633062) EXACTLY AS INDICATED IN FIG 1 OF SC600. THE TORQUE LINKS WERE NOT BEING INSPECTED IAW AD BECAUSE THE AD CITES PN 6569100 OR 65691002 AS THE ONLY ONES TO BE INSPECTED. MFG SL600 DIRECTS TORQUE LINKS TO BE INSPECTED BY AC SERIAL NR AND BY PN (IF) TORQUE LINKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. AD DOES NOT COVER THE FULL SPECTRUM OF TORQUE LINKS AS THE SL INTENDS TO COVER. THERE IS A DISPARITY BETWEEN THE AD AND LS AND ALL THE LINKS ARE NOT BEING INSPECTED AS THE SL ORIGINALLY INTENDED THEM TO BE. REVISE AND CLARIFY THE AD.(K)

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