Service difficulty report · Idler Link · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 21, 2007
Submitted
July 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N731TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK273
Aircraft time
6,125 hours, 5,194 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Idler Link
Part number
20200081
Condition
Broken
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
6,125 hours, 5,194 cycles
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.

What was found

ON POST FLIGHT, CREW NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE RT THRUST REVERSER (TR). MAINTENANCE FOUND THE IDLER ARM ROD END BROKEN. THE BREAK BISECTED THE ROD END PERPENDICULAR TO THE ARM. THE BUSHING REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE DOOR ASSEMBLY. THE BROKEN ARM INDUCED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE INTO THE ADJACENT STRUCTURE. THE (TR) WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.

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