Service difficulty report · Shimmy Dampener · Boeing 737436

Difficulty date
January 23, 2019
Submitted
January 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N734CK
Make and model
Boeing 737436
Aircraft serial
25858
Aircraft time
51,190 hours, 33,556 cycles
Part
Shimmy Dampener
Condition
Missing
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

UPON LANDING AT KCVG ON RUNWAY 09 AND AT THE TIME OF TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SHOOK LEFT TO RIGHT AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHIMMY DAMPENER MISSING AND TORSION LINK BROKEN AND DAMAGE TO THE HYDRAULIC LINES AND WHEEL ASSY. AIRCRAFT TAXIED UNDER ITS OWN POWER TO ITS PARKING LOCATION. AIRPORT CLOSED RUNWAY UNTIL A FOD CHECK WAS COMPLETED. REPAIR AND CORRECTIVE ACTION IN WORK AT THIS TIME.