Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 28, 2013
Submitted
October 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510LX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4186
Aircraft time
10,567 hours, 10,729 cycles
Part
Connecting Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT ON TAKEOFF ROLL THEY HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND UPON ROTATION FELT A VIBRATION. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO DELPARTURE, LANDED, AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE CONNECTING ROD FOR THE LT NLG SNAPPED OFF. THEY ALSO FOUND THE NOSE GEAR DOOR LINKAGE, REMOVED PIECES OF THE NOSE TIRE WHICH THEN CAUSED DENTS ON THE BELLY OF THE ACFT. MX R & R THE GEAR DOOR AND CONNECTING ROD. ACFT WAS FLOWN VIA MX FERRY TO MCI WHERE FUSELAGE REPAIRS ARE BEING DONE.