Service difficulty report · Drag Brace · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
March 23, 1998
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Drag Brace
Part number
55010021
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
23,412 hours, 39,579 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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) ON TOUCHDOWN CREW FELT LEFT GEAR COLLAPSE & HEARD PROP BLADE STRIKING RWY.GO AROUND COMPLETED, BUT ON SUBSEQUENT LDG GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED DOWN LEFT MAIN GEAR PIVOTED REARWARDS ALLOWING LEFT WING TIP & BLADES OF LEFT PROP TO CONTACT GROUND. A/C STOPPED 50 TO 100 FEET OFF RWY. BOTH LEFT MAIN GEAR DRAG BRACE AFT LOWER LINKS HAD FAILED. LAB ANALYSIS FOUND BRACES FAILED AS A RESULT OF OVERLOAD FORCES IMPOSED BY A PROBABLE HARD LANDING.