What was found
(CAN) AFTER LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINK WAS NOTICED BROKEN AT THE APEX PIN. WE SUSPECT THAT THERE WAS MECHANICAL DAMAGE FROM A TOW BAR.
- Difficulty date
- August 5, 2015
- Submitted
- April 22, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech 300BEECH
- Aircraft time
- 6,797 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A60A
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB4MP3
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Torque Knee
- Part number
- 5081003210
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.