Service difficulty report · Shock Absorber · Beech B200

Difficulty date
June 9, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
2,762 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Shock Absorber
Part number
998201005
Condition
Sheared
Location
Nlg
Part time
2,742 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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

ACFT WAS TAXIING IN AFTER LANDING, UPON TURNING TO THE RT THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSP IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER CYLINDER HAD SHEARED APPROX 2 IN UP FROM THE TORQUE LINK ATTACHMENT. THIS GEAR WAS NDT 67.0 HRS PRIOR USING MAGNETIC PARTIAL INSPECTIONS IAW THE MFG COMPONENT MM. AFTER INSPECTING THE BREAK, IT IS MY OPINION THE INSP SHOULD BE CHANGED TO X-RAY. THE CYLINDER ASSY WAS REPLACED.

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