Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
June 25, 2013
Submitted
July 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT608B
Aircraft time
23,739 hours, 19,619 cycles
Part
Torque Tube
Condition
Worn
Location
Nlg Uplock
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND USING NORMAL SYSTEM. MANUALLY EXTENDED LANDING GEAR, NOSE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED NLG SYS AND FOUND NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE UP LOCK HOOK TORQUE TUBE ARMS WORN, NOT ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO UNLOCK AND EXTEND NORMALLY. THE MANUAL EXTENSION SYS WORKED NORMALLY. R & R THE LT AND RT NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE UP LOCK HOOK TORQUE TUBE ARMS.