Service difficulty report · Torque Knee · Beech A100

Difficulty date
June 11, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
35,046 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Torque Knee
Part number
508103237
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,043 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOTS FELT A VIBRATION, ACFT STOPPED THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP & IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LT MLG, UPPER & LOWER TORQUE LINK WERE FOUND BROKEN OFF AT ATTACH POINT. THE TORQUE LINKS WERE REPLACED. ACFT INSPECTED & RETURNED TO SERVICE. WE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN IN THE PAST & HAVE ADDED AN INSPECTION TO THE PHASE 2 & 4 INSPECTIONS. THIS INSPECTION HAS BEEN UPDATE TO MAKE IT MORE CLEAR WHAT TO BE INSPECTED.

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