Service difficulty report · Support Bracket · Gulstm 690A

Difficulty date
May 23, 2006
Submitted
June 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N290PF
Make and model
Gulstm 690A
Aircraft serial
11290
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Support Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AFTER LANDING AND WHILE ROLLING OUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE GEAR AND NOSE GEAR DOORS (AND MLG). THE BELLY WAS NOT DAMAGED. AFTER INSPECTING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRAG BRACE SUPPORT HAD CRACKED AT THE PIVOT POINT. THE AIRCRAFT MFG IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A WEAK SPOT IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND HAS A CUSTOM KIT THAT CAN BE INSTALLED. THE LOCAL FSDO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON SITE AND DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A MINOR INCIDENT. RECOMMEND THE CUSTOM KIT BE INSTALLED ON ALL MFG AIRCRAFT. (K)