SDR 96ZZZX5816

Service difficulty report · Torque Knee · Beech E90

Difficulty date
November 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N87CH
Make and model
Beech E90
Aircraft serial
LW20
Part
Torque Knee
Part number
508100324
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg Upper
Part time
10,078 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

AFTER AN INCIDENT CAUSED BY AN UPPER TORQUE KNEE FAILURE, OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE FLEET ARE BEING INSPECTED. DURING THIS INSPECTION THE UPPER TORQUE KNEE ON THE RIGHT GEAR WAS VISUALLY FOUND TO BE CRACKED. A NEW UNIT WAS INSTALLED. BOTH THE NEW UNIT AND THE OLD UNIT ARE OF THE SAME P/N BUT THE NEW UNIT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE OLD.

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