Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
May 20, 2013
Submitted
May 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N554CL
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
040
Aircraft time
14,506 hours, 9,981 cycles
Part
Torque Link
Part number
32411281
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

DURING LANDING, UNABLE TO STEER ACFT WITH RUDDER OR NOSE STEERING. ACFT VEERED TO THE RT OF THE CENTERLINE. STOPPED ON RUNWAY AND SHUTDOWN ENGINES. FOUND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK SHEARED AND TIRES PERPINDICULAR.