Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
November 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12318
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23369
Part
Torque Link
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Component
6573761110
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

A RT MLG TIRE BLEW OUT AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THERE WAS VIBRATION AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT TORQUE LINK BROKEN AND THE GEAR ROTATED 90 DEGREES. THE RT MLG WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED ON LANDING. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES IAW MM 32-32-00 WITH OPERATION AND INDICATIONS CHECKING GOOD. A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS ALSO PERFORMED IAW MM 32-34-00 AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. A HARD LANDING AND HIGH DRAG/SIDE LOAD LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE NLG, LT MLG, AND RT MLG IAW MM 05-51-51, PAGES 201-206 AND ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD.