What was found
DURING FLEET INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR FOR WEAR IN TRAILING ARM LINK ASSEMBLY, TRAILING ARM LINK BUSHING AND PIN FOUND WORN. LOWER LINK BUSHING AND LOWER PIN REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 16, 2001
- Submitted
- November 28, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N841EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 249
- Aircraft time
- 20,694 hours, 22,277 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Link
- Part number
- 88285
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Nlg
- Component
- Nlg Strut
- Component part number
- 8800135
- 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.