Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Beech B200

Difficulty date
May 2, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
20,906 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Part
Trunnion
Part number
1018100101314
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) DURING CLEANING OF THE LANDING GEAR, AME NOTICED WHAT LOOKED TO BE A CRACK AT THE UPPER TORQUE LINK ATTACH ON THE RT GEAR TRUNNION. PAINT WAS REMOVED, PART WAS INSPECTED AND A CRACK WAS FOUND. THE RT GEAR WAS INSPECTED AND A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SAME LOCATION. O/H SHOP WAS NOTIFIED AND PICTURES SENT. THE AREA IN QUESTION HAD BEEN BLENDED AT THE LAST O/H. O/H GEAR WILL BE INSTALLED. GEAR HAD BEEN O/H 3 YEARS 9 MONTHS AGO.

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