Service difficulty report · Yoke · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
May 18, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
21,767 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Yoke
Part number
5321012157
Condition
Fractured
Location
Lt Mlg Axle
Part time
21,759 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, THE CREW WAS TURNING THE ACFT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO LINE UP FOR TAKEOFF WHEN THE LT YOKE ASSY FRACTURED AT THE LUG FITTINGS FOR THE TRAILING LINK AXEL ATTACHMENT. THE TRAILING LINK PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE GEAR AND THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON THE REMAINING LANDING GEAR YOKE ASSY. THE ACFT WAS IMMOBILE UNTIL A REPLACEMENT GEAR ASSY WAS INSTALLED. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LT LANDING GEAR ASSY, LT GEAR DOOR AND HINGE ASSY, AND SOME SMALL LOCALIZED LOWER WING SKIN DENTS.