Service difficulty report · Rod End · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
December 19, 2009
Submitted
December 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N343QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600444
Aircraft time
10,121 hours, 8,331 cycles
Part
Rod End
Part number
0144204
Condition
Worn
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER NORMAL GEAR RETRACTION UNUSUAL NOISE AND VIBRATIONS NOTED FROM NOSE AREA. AFTER RETURN TO AIRPORT, NOSE GEAR DOORS STILL OPEN. INSPECTED NLG FOUND NOSE GEAR DOOR TORQUE TUBE BROKEN. R & R NLG DOOR TORQUE TUBE AND TORQUE TUBE SUPPORT ASSY (LT AND RT) AMM REF 32-21-01. REPLACED, PN 01-442-04 ROD END, 5513062-1 SUPPORT ASSY-TORQUE TUBE, 5513062-1, SUPPORT ASSY-TORQUE TUBE, 5542213-16 LINKAGE ASSY-NOSE GEAR DOOR.