Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Gulstm G150

Difficulty date
August 26, 2020
Submitted
August 27, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N100GX
Make and model
Gulstm G150
Aircraft serial
228
Aircraft time
2,722 hours, 1,766 cycles
Part
Connecting Rod
Part number
AS81935404K
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Nlg Door
Part time
2,752 hours, 1,766 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

WHILE PERFORMING WALK AROUND OF AIRCRAFT FOUND RT NLG DOOR ROD END SNAPPED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE RT NLG DOOR CARDAN ASSEMBLY HAD SEIZED CAUSING THE ROD END TO SNAP. DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED, AND LUBRICATIED CARDAN. REMOVED AND REPLACED BROKE ROD END AND PERFORMED LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONAL CHECK, CHECKED SATISFACTORY.