What happened
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Aircraft landed runway 24. On touchdown the right main gear strut housing broke causing the airplane to veer to the right side of the runway. Upon inspection, the right main upper gear assembly failed at the upper sissor attach point lugs. A dye penetrant inspection was performed on the upper left attach lugs. Cracks were found following the same path of failure as noted on the right side lugs. Another aircraft of the same type was examined, and the upper attach lugs showed the same cracks. The operator is filing a malfunction defect report.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 24. ON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT HOUSING BROKE CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. UPON INSPECTION, THE RIGHT MAIN UPPER GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED AT THE UPPER SISSOR ATTACH POINT LUGS. A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE UPPER LEFT ATTACH LUGS. CRACKS WERE FOUND FOLLOWING THE SAME PATH OF FAILURE AS NOTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE LUGS. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT OF THE SAME TYPE WAS EXAMINED, AND THE UPPER ATTACH LUGS SHOWED THE SAME CRACKS. THE OPERATOR IS FILING A MALFUNCTION DEFECT REPORT.
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