What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5" CRACK IN NLG UPPER TORQUE LINK. THE UPPER TORQUE LINK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-21-04.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2002
- Submitted
- April 26, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14840
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49580
- Aircraft time
- 45,685 hours, 22,070 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Torque Link
- Part serial
- TI0017
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 17,100 hours, 13,668 cycles
- 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.