What was found
(CAN) AFTER REMOVAL FROM AIRCRAFT FOR TIMEX ON A TIME TRIAL, IT WAS INSPECTED AND THE FOLLOWING FOUND:LPI INDICATIONS OF CRACKS ON THE TORQUE KNEE LUG. THE CRACKS WERE IN THE RADIUS OF THE LUG ON THE BOTTOM SIDE. PART WAS REJECTED.
- Difficulty date
- November 10, 1999
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Beech A100
- Aircraft time
- 19,583 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A28
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB4TN3
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 50810318605
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 8,146 cycles
- Component
- Main Gear · Beech · 115810000651
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.