Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Beech A100

Difficulty date
May 10, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
24,056 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Torque Link
Part number
508103237
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Component
Rt Mlg · Bcraft · 9981000061
Stage of operation
LD
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) UPON LANDING, PILOT FELT LIKE HE HAD A FLAT. NO FLAT NOTED BUT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RT MLG UPPER TORQUE LINK WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN IN HALF ABOUT ONE INCH FROM THE ATTACH POINT TO THE LOWER TORQUE LINK. SPECIAL INSPECTION HAS BEEN INITIATED FOR THE REST OF THE FLEET.

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