What was found
RT DRAG LINK ASSY NDI CARRIED OUT IAW PC12 MM. CRACK INDICATIONS DETECTED IN AREA OF CONCERN WHERE THE TUBE IS MILLED CREATING A ZONE OF WEAKNESS.
- Difficulty date
- June 7, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1245
- Aircraft time
- 13,570 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67B
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3D
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Drag Link
- Part number
- 5322012289
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- Part time
- 7,552 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.