Service difficulty report · Arm · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
December 5, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
32,322 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Arm
Part number
711025
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PRIOR TO TOWING AN ACFT THE UPPER AND LOWER TORQUE ARMS WERE DISCONNECTED FROM EACH OTHER BY REMOVING THE LATCH PIN. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE UPPER TORQUE ARM WAS CRACKED IN THE RT LATCH CHAIN INSTALLATION HOLE. UPPER TORQUE ARM WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT.