Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Cessna 207

Difficulty date
May 13, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 207
Aircraft time
10,275 hours
Engine
Cont IO550F
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Torque Link
Part number
12436351
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Part time
2,019 hours
Component
Nlg · Cessna · 1243800205
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.

What was found

(CAN) NOSE LANDING GEAR UPPER TORQUE LINK FOUND CRACKED ON BOTH LT AND RT SIDE OF LWR WEB. CRACK WAS DETECTED VISUALLY DURING 50 HR INSP AND LUBRICATION OF NOSE LANDING GEAR. THIS PART WAS INSTALLED NOVEMBER 2001, PREVIOUS PART HAD SAME CRACKS IN SAME LOCATION. (TC NR 20060514001)

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