Service difficulty report · Brace · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
September 13, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
16,540 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4TN3
Part
Brace
Part number
998100287
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Torque Link
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW CONDUCTED A CROSSWIND LANDING, SHUTDOWN, AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED ON REMOTE RAMP LOCATION. UPON TAXIING TO THE TERMINAL FOR THE NEXT FLIGHT, CREW NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT FELT DIFFERENT. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED, AND A VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE LT MLG TRUNNION BOSS ASSY HAD BROKEN AWAY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RT MLG WAS CRACKED IN THE SAME AREA. A HARD-LANDING INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED IAW CARS 625 APP G, AND AMM 5-50-00 AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED, SERVICED, AND GEAR SWINGS CONDUCTED IAW AMM. (TC NR 20071114009)