SDR I5EA2019091001

Service difficulty report · Scissor Link · Boeing 737484

Difficulty date: September 8, 2019
Submitted: September 20, 2019
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N430XA
Make and model: Boeing 737484
Aircraft serial: 25430
Aircraft time: 61,684 hours, 40,931 cycles
System (JASC): 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
Part: Scissor Link
Condition: Broken
Location: Rt Mlg
Stage of operation: LD
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: E
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

DISCREPANCY: UPON LANDING AFTER NOSE WHEEL TOUCHDOWN A VIOLENT SHIMMY OCCURED. FOUND RT MAIN UPPER SCISSOR LINK BROKEN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MAIN GEAR UPPER AND LOWER TORSION LINKS, TORSION LINK PIN, SHIMMY DAMPER, WOW CABLE, RT MAIN GEAR STRUT DOOR, # 3 AND 4 MAIN WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLYS, PERFORMED MAIN GEAR SHIMMY, VIBRATION CONDITIONAL INSPECTION.