What was found
UPON LANDING, DURING ROLL OUT PILOT REPORTED A HEAVY VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY AN ABRUPT PULL TO THE LEFT. INSPECTION OF THE LT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY REVEALED A BROKEN LOWER SCISSOR ASSEMBLY SHAFT WHICH ALLOWED THE YOKE TO ROTATE.
- Difficulty date
- February 6, 2004
- Submitted
- February 16, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3114G
- Make and model
- Swrngn SA227AC
- Aircraft serial
- AC583
- Aircraft time
- 29,676 hours, 43,179 cycles
- Engine
- Garrtt TPE33111U
- Propeller
- Rotol R321482F8
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Shaft
- Part number
- 54510291
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Part time
- 29,676 hours, 43,179 cycles
- Component
- Strut Assembly · Ozone
- Component part number
- OAS54535
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.