Service difficulty report · Lock Wire · Bombdr BD7001A10

Difficulty date
November 9, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A10
Part
Lock Wire
Condition
Broken
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.

What was found

(CAN) IT WAS REPORTED THAT 4 OUT OF 9 IN-SERVICE ACFT WHO INSPECTED THEIR NLG WITH THE LOCKWIRE CONFIGURATION DISCOVERED THAT THE LOCKWIRE WAS DAMAGED ON THE NLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR JOINT. TO DATE, NO OTHER NLG FAILURE CONDITIONS IN-SERVICE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ASSOCIATED TO THIS CONDITION.