Service difficulty report · Arm · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
May 8, 2006
Submitted
May 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N749TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK149
Aircraft time
5,428 hours, 4,158 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
5,427 hours, 4,145 cycles
Part
Arm
Condition
Broken
Location
Thrust Reverser
Component
Thrust Reverser
Component part number
2250012509
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER LOWER CLAM EXTEND ARM HAD BROKEN WHERE IT BOLTS TO BUCKET CAUSING THE OVERLAP OF THE UPPER BUCKET FLANGE TO BEND UPWARD. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE FOLLOWING SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM.

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