SDR VIB8368K

Service difficulty report · Brace · Beech B100

Difficulty date: March 20, 2008
Submitted: March 20, 2008
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N97WD
Make and model: Beech B100
Aircraft serial: BE97
Aircraft time: 7,178 hours, 5,553 cycles
System (JASC): 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
Part: Brace
Condition: Corroded
Location: Nlg
Part time: 7,178 hours, 5,553 cycles
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

DISASSEMBLED NLG DURING SCHEDULED MAINT AND FOUND SIGNIFICANT CORROSION OVER MOST OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR V BRACE, PN 50-820204. WE ALSO FOUND A CRACK OF 0.008 INCH IN THE NOSE BARREL, PN 99-820100-5, WHERE IT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN THE PAST. WE ALSO FOUND A CRACK OF 0.020 INCH IN THE V BRACE, PN 99-810028-989, OF THE LT LANDING GEAR.

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