Service difficulty report · Torque Knee · Beech A100

Difficulty date
October 21, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
19,212 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C762
Part
Torque Knee
Part number
50810323
Condition
Cracked
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
2,126 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LANDING, UPON DECELERATING THROUGH 60 KIAS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, SHUDDER AND APPEAR TO SKIP WHILE VEERING TOWARD THE LT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO A SLOW TAXI AT WHICH TIME THE CONDITIONS CEASED. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LT MAIN GEAR LOWER TORQUE KNEE HAD FAILED. THE TORQUE KNEE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS PART,4 YEARS SINCE INSPECTION, DUE EVERY 8000 LANDING OR 6 YEARS. (TC NR 20071024010)

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