Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cvac 580

Difficulty date
August 9, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 580
Aircraft time
64,274 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Bolt
Part number
528075
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Strut
Component
Mlg Strut · Menasco · 528400
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) UPON LANDING AT YCG THE FLT CREW EXPERIENCED A SEVERE SHIMMY FROM THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITHOUT THE USE OF BRAKES. THE CREW WAS INFORMED BY RADIO THAT THE RT MLG WAS NOT TRACKING STRAIGHT. AFTER ENSURING THERE WAS NO FIRE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE TANKER BASE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RT MLG TORQUE LINK BOLT HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE WHEEL ASSY TO ROTATE THROUGH 180 DEGREES SEVERING THE BRAKE LINES. SEVERAL BRAKE CALIPER RETAINING BOLTS WERE ALSO FOUND SEVERED. THERE WAS SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TORQUE LINK. NO PARTS WERE FOUND ON WHEN THE RUNWAY WAS CHECKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED, REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.