Service difficulty report · Link · Tmpson NAVIONA

Difficulty date
October 20, 2003
Submitted
November 21, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4808K
Make and model
Tmpson NAVIONA
Aircraft serial
NAV41808
Engine
Cont E185*
Part
Link
Part number
14533107
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AC MLG FAILED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. SCISSOR LINK ASSY HAD FRACTURED DURING THIS OPERATION CAUSING RT MAIN WHEEL TO BE TOE-IN. LANDING ROLLOUT WITH WHEEL IN THIS CONFIGURATION CAUSED MAIN TRUNION TO FAIL AND GEAR TO COLLAPSE. AN INSP OF AC RT MLG LINK ASSY SHOWED SIGNS OF A PREVIOUS, UNLOCATED, FRACTURE THAT PROPAGATED FROM THIS INCIDENT. DISASSEMBLY OF LINKAGE WAS ACCOMPLISHED, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SPACER AND LOWER BUSHING BLOCK INNER WALL SHOWED SIGNS OF CORROSION. FURTHER INSP REVILED OB AREA OF SPACER HAD NO LUBE. (REST OF SPACER HAD MINIMAL LUBRICATION) LUBE WAS REMOVED FROM BUSHING BLOCK. GREASE HAD A DISCOLORATION DUE TO HIGH USAGE AND POSSIBLE BURNING.