Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Lkheed 1011385115

Difficulty date
January 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lkheed 1011385115
Engine
Rroyce RB21122B02
Part
Torque Link
Part number
1523460101
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Component
Lkheed · 1523545105
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) ON WALKAROUND AT NLG UPPER TORQUE LINK, RT SIDE INNER SLEEVE CRACKED. CRACK STARTED FROM SMALL RADIUS NOTCH AND GOES TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE CAUSING SEPARATION OF PART. WHEN NLG DISCONNECTED, OUTER SLEEVE FOUND CRACKED AND NO GREASE PRESENT, ZEUS FITTING WOULD NOT TAKE GREASE. ICE FOUND IN SPRING COIL AND SLEEVE. SLEEVE REPLACED.