Service difficulty report · Bushing · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
May 11, 2003
Submitted
June 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
10,551 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Bushing
Condition
Separated
Location
Torque Knee
Component
Torque Knee
Component part number
1018100329
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING LANDING IN HEAVY CROSSWIND, INITIAL RUNWAY CONTACT & SUBSEQUENT "BOUNCE" PROVIDED ENOUGH TORQUE TO ALLOW UPPER TORQUE KNEE LINK BUSHING TO BE PULLED THROUGH BY ATTACH BOLT, WHICH ALLOWED LOWER GEAR ASSEMBLY TO ROTATE 180 DEGREES. LANDING CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPPER TORQUE KNEE WAS REPLACED & AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. IT IS UNCERTAIN BUT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT ARRANGEMENT OF TORQUE KNEE STACK, WASHER ARRANGEMENT, WAS NOT AS SPECIFIED IN MM. IF SO, ADDITIONAL TORQUE PRESENTED DURING CROSSWIND LANDING ALLOWED BOLT TO PASS THROUGH A WASHER AND DRAW BUSHING OUT ALLOWING TWO KNEES TO SEPARATE. A FLEET CHECK REVEALED NO OTHER AIRCRAFT WITH ANY INDICATION OF AN INCORRECT STACK.

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