Service difficulty report · Push Pull Rod · Grob G103TWNASTIR

Difficulty date
January 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Grob G103TWNASTIR
Part
Push Pull Rod
Condition
Bearing Failed
Location
Mlg Actuator
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN)UNDERCARRIAGE COLLAPSED FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN. INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM REVEALED THE ROD END BEARING, AT THE END OF THE ACTUATOR PUSH/PULL ROD WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE SECONDARY ACTUATOR ARM HAD COME OUT OF THE ROD END BEARING RETAINING RING. THE ROD THREADED PORTION OF THE ROD END WAS BENT, AS WAS THE ACTUATOR ARM TO WHICH IT WAS ATTACHED. THE LEFT GEAR DOOR WAS WORN THROUGH, REAR HINGE POINT ON THE DOOR WAS TORN AND FRONT HINGE BENT. THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ARM WAS BENT IN.