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What can cause this?
A shock link retaining clip can be broken, with one or more “keepers” missing. This can have the potential for the same type of failure the BE20 experienced.
Be sure to check all four “keepers” (reference photos at right) on the retaining clip during your preflight inspection. Feel all the way around the clip or reach your phone up into the wheel well and take a picture of the area that is hard to get a visual on. We have heard of a few shops that are safety wiring the clip in place. This is not an approved practice.
The retaining clip is a very inexpensive part and can be eas- ily replaced before it fails. Next time you preflight, give this area extra vigilance and save yourself some tense moments and potentially ex- pensive repairs. KA
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