Service difficulty report · Torque Knee · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Torque Knee
Part number
5081029523
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Nlg
Component
Raython · 114820021651
Stage of operation
IN
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) LOWER TORQUE KNEE ON NOSE GEAR NOT COMPLETELY MACHINED DURING MANUFACTURE. THE INTEGRAL STOP LUG WAS .250 INCH LOWER THAN NORMAL, RESTRICTING THE SHOCK STRUT EXTENSION BY .750 INCH. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW THE NOSE GEAR ASSY TO RETRACT INTO THE WELL. ALSO, HOLE IN STEERING ARM HAD THREADS PULLED OUT. REPLACED.

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