Service difficulty report · Drag Brace · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
October 31, 2012
Submitted
November 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770S
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft serial
TC248
Aircraft time
34,988 hours, 52,418 cycles
Part
Drag Brace
Part number
55010021
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
34,988 hours, 52,418 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

RT OTBD MLG DRAG BRACE LOWER ATTACH ARM CRACKED AT LOWER ATTACH PIN TO TRUNNION. AD 2000-17-11 WAS PREVIOUSLY C/W APRIL, 2012. NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS WERE FOUND. PART FAILED 149 HOURS SINCE INSPECTION.