Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
September 17, 2016
Submitted
September 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385CA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0111
Aircraft time
17,844 hours, 6,469 cycles
Part
Torque Link
Part number
5141005810
Part serial
V24202V24203
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
900 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED RT MAIN GEAR WHEEL BRACE BROKEN. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RT MLG SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS TO INCLUDE RT CLOSE OUT RIB AND TRUNNION FITTING AREA. R & R THE RT MLG TRUNNION, LOWER BARREL, TORQUE LINKS AND WHEEL ASSY IAW MM CHAPTERS 32-10-00, 32-00-00 AND 32-40-00. THE RT TORQUE LINK WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE INBD EAR OF THE LOWER TORQUE LINK BROKEN.

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