Service difficulty report · Scissor Link · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 6, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Part
Scissor Link
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD WHEN THE CREW HAD THE FOLLOWING RED WARNING MESSAGES. GEAR DISAGREE AND NOSE GEAR DOOR. CREW ALSO REPORTED A SIGNIFICANT NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON LANDING ROLL OUT AND A STEERING FAIL MSG WHEN THE SYS WAS ARMED. MAINTENANCE MET THE ACFT ON THE TAXIWAY IN CASE ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED IN TUGGING ACFT OFF TAXIWAY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR SCISSOR LINKS DISCONNECTED AND THE NOSE TIRES CHEWED UP BUT BOTH WERE HOLDING AIR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH NOSE TIRES, VERIFIED THE SCISSOR LINKS CONNECT AND LATCH PROPERLY. PERFORMED CHECK OF NOSE, TORQUE LINKS WERE NOT CONNECTED UPON ARRIVIAL TO THE ACFT WHILE STILL OUT ON THE TAXIWAY. BOTH NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WERE R & R AND GEAR SWINGS WERE PERFORMED, OPS CHECKED GOOD.