What was found
DURING FLEET INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR FOR WEAR IN TRAILING ARM LINK ASSEMBLY, LOWER TRAILING ARM LINK BUSHING FOUND WORN. LINK BUSHING REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 23, 2001
- Submitted
- November 28, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N827EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 390
- Aircraft time
- 18,209 hours, 20,322 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Link
- Part number
- 88255
- 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.