SDR COM11937

Service difficulty report · Link Rod · Emb EMB120RT

Difficulty date
July 31, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N200CD
Make and model
Emb EMB120RT
Aircraft serial
120200
Part
Link Rod
Part number
20647
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
15,799 hours
Component
Eram · 20750
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH TO FPO, CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN. THE MLG INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE NLG INDICATED UNSAFE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NLG AND FOUND THE SECONDARY STRUT NOT TO BE FULLY LOCKED, GEAR SAFETY PIN COULD NOT BE INSTALLED. THE SAFETY PIN BUSHING ON THE LINK ROD HAD MIGRATED INTERFERING WITH THE SECONDARY STRUT. MAINTENANCE RESEATED BUSHING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED GEAR DOWN TO THE CLOSEST MAINTENANCE BASE FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. LINK ROD (P/N 20750), WAS REPLACED AND RETRACTION/EXTENSION CHECKS COMPLIED WITH.

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