What was found
(CAN) DURING BRAKE REMOVAL THE AME FOUND A CRACK ON THE TORQUE LINK LUG. AFTER INSPECTION WE FOUND BOTH SIDES CRACKED. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2001
- Submitted
- September 17, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft time
- 11,405 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67D
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3I
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Torque Link
- Part number
- 1148100217
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 12,664 hours, 4,290 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.