Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 22, 2012
Submitted
December 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8516C
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7516
Aircraft time
25,795 hours, 22,683 cycles
Part
Torque Link
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Nlg
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

ON FLIGHT 3887 FROM PIT TO MEM RECEIVED GEAR DISAGREE WITH NOSE DOOR OPEN AND WOW INPUT MESSAGE. THE GEAR THEN SHOWED DOWN 3 GREEN WITH WOW INPUT CAUTION MESSAGE STILL PRESENT AND WOW OUTPUT FAIL STATUS. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AIR RETURN TO PIT. FOUND THE GEAR DISAGREE WAS DUE TO THE TORQUE LINKS BEING DISCONNECTED. FOUND THE UPPER TORQUE LINK WAS DAMAGED .015" DEEP AND 7/8" IN DIAMETER. COMPLIED WITH PA 05-018J SCENARIO 1. FORWARDED ALL INFORMATION TO BOMBARDIER AND GOT RELIEF PER REO 601R-32-20-060 TO CHANGE THE UPPER TORQUE LINK AND DAMAGED T- HANDLE WITHIN 10 FLIGHT CYCLES, SCHEDULED TO RON IN CWA TONIGHT TO HAVE THE TORQUE LINK CHANGED AND SCHEDULED IN DTW TO HAVE THE T- HANDLE CHANGED OUT. AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE.