SDR 99ZZZX655

Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
August 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7011X
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0255
Part
Pin
Part number
51410061
Condition
Failed
Location
Torque Link
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

P/N'S AFFECTED: 514106-1 SHAFT; NAS561P5-18 PIN-SPRINGS TO HOLD 5141005-9 LINK ASSY. SAFETY PIN (NAS561P5-18) AND SAFETY WIRE (PER MM) THAT WAS TO SECURE PIN TO THE SHAFT (5141006-1) AND EXTERNAL APPEARANCE SHOWED NO DEFECTS. THE SAFETY WIRE REMAINED IN PLACE. WHILE IN FLIGHT WITH NO PRESSURE, PIN MOVED INBD OF THE MLG. UPON LANDING, OTBD SIDE OF THE LINK ASSY PULLED AWAY FROM MLG AND CAUSED WHEEL ASSY TO ROTATE PLUS OR MINUS 90 DEGREES TO DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. PILOT ABLE TO MAKE AN ABORTED LANDING AND RETURNED TO BASE AIRPORT. LANDED WITHOUT MAJOR DAMAGE. PARTS REPLACED: TORQUE LINK ASSY, PINS ON BUSHING. POSSIBLE CAUSE WHY PIN FAILED, FROZEN BUSHING, BUT ALLOWED PIN TO EXIT. LAST AAIP INSP FOR MLG

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