SDR SIMA960942

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
April 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421MQ
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
014
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
D602592
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
14,136 hours
Component
Messier · D22685040113
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TVC - FLT 4245 - AFTER LANDING AT TVC, DURING ROLL OUT TO TAXI WAY, AIRCRAFT LT MLG FAILED. CREW COMPLIED WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF PASSENGERS. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE MLG LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AT THE SWIVEL POINT BETWEEN LEG ASSY AND TRAILING ARM ASSY. SUBMITTER STATES, THIS IS STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE LEG ASSY. AN INDEPTH VISUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLIED WITH AND ANOTHER GEAR WAS INSTALLED. AIRCRAFT IS BEING FERRIED TO MQT. FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION. DAMAGED GEAR COMPONENTS ARE BEING SENT TO THE NTSB. (M)

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