What was found
(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION ON THE GEAR IT WAS NOTICED THAT GREASE WAS COMING FROM THE HORIZOTAL CRACK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TORQUE KNEE. A NEW KNEE WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED. (TC NR 20080107003)
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2008
- Submitted
- January 21, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech B200
- Aircraft time
- 15,561 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT642A
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Torque Knee
- Part number
- 1018100327
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- 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.