Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
December 27, 2001
Submitted
January 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609QX
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10031
Aircraft time
137 hours, 117 cycles
Part
Torque Link
Part number
521153
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Nlg
Part time
137 hours, 117 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

GEG - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WHEN AFTER DEPARTURE, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND WOW INPUT CAUTION MESSAGE APPEARED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, NOSE GEAR HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY. MAINTENANCE FOUND NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINKS DISCONNECTED AND NOSE TIRES GALLED AND SCUFFED. REPLACED TIRES AND CLEANED, LUBED AND CONNECTED TORQUE LINKS, CONNECTOR JOINTS AND PULL PIN EXTRACT HANDLES. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.