SDR 2011F00002

Service difficulty report · Drag Brace · Beech 18S

Difficulty date
December 28, 2010
Submitted
December 28, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N737SW
Make and model
Beech 18S
Aircraft serial
BA402
Part
Drag Brace
Part number
404188446
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

PILOT, REPORTED A NORMAL LANDING. TAPPED ON BRAKES, RT MLG COLLAPSED. ACFT REMOVED FROM ACTIVE RUNWAY. SECURED & INSPECTED RT MLG. INSPECTION REVEALED FAILURE DUE TO BROKEN DRAG BRACE. DRAG BRACE BROKE APPROX 3 " FROM BOTTOM HINGE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO RT STRUT. IT APPEARS DRAG BRACE DEVELOPED AN INTERNAL CRACK WHICH CAUSED STRUCTURE OF DRAG BRACE TO WEAKEN CAUSING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. BOTTOM HINGE GREASE FITTING LOOSE. HINGE BUSHING FROZEN IN-PLACE & SHOWED SIGNS OF CORROSION ON INSIDE WALLS OF BUSHING. BUSHING BOLT WORN DUE TO SPINNING IN BUSHING. TOP HINGE BUSHING HAD MINOR SCORING CORROSION INSIDE WALLS OF BUSHING. DRAG BRACE TUBE SHOWS SIGNS OF CORROSION INSIDE WALLS OF TUBE.

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