SDR 95ZZZX1716

Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Socata TB9

Difficulty date
February 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N244ER
Make and model
Socata TB9
Aircraft serial
1371
Part
Torque Link
Part number
TB1041035000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Bolt
Part time
2,464 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

UPON 500-HOUR TORQUE LINK INSPECTION WHEREAS TORQUE LINKS ARE TAKEN APART, CLEANED, INSPECTED AND LUBED, THEN ARE REINSTALLED. MECHANIC FOUND LMG LWR TORQUE LINK AT HEAD OF BOLT CRACKED AND SPLIT APART. PART TT 2463.7. RMG FOUND TO BE OKAY. NG TORQUE LINKS BOTTOM BOLT HAD TO BE DRIVEN OUT WITH BRASS DRIFT AND HAMMER. ALSO, FOUND SAME CONDITION AT THE SAME LOCATION WHERE BOLT GOES THROUGH BOTTOM TORQUE LINK. THIS WAS FOUND CRACKED, NOT YET SPLIT APART. RECOMMEND FORGE NOT CASE PART.

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