Service difficulty report · Arm · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
August 6, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
8,392 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Arm
Part number
55656195
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
6,500 hours
Stage of operation
UK
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) CAMPAIGN NOTICE 851-53-11-047 WAS BEING ACCOMPLISHED WHEN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR STEERING ARM WAS DISCOVERED. THE FWD ATTACHMENT HARDWARE REMOVED FROM THE CHANNEL-TRUNION BRACE WAS FOUND TO BE MS27039-1-10 AND AN960-3 WASHERS, WHEN MS27039-1-07 AND NIL WASHERS ARE CALLED FOR IN THE MFG IPC. THE LENGTH OF THE INSTALLED SCREWS WERE SUCH THAT WHEN FULL NOSE WHEEL DEFLECTION WAS ACHIEVED THERE WAS INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE SCREW AND THE STEERING ARM CAUSING THE DAMAGE. STEERING ARM P/N 5565619-5 REPAIRED IAW ASEO 851-32-50-0212 BLEND REPAIR. CORRECT HARDWARE (MS27039-1-07 SCREWS AND MS21042-3 NUTS) INSTALLED ON CHANNEL-TRUNION BRACE.

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