What was found
BOTH OF THE FORWARD LANDING GEAR DAMPERS WERE FOUND WITH A COMPLETE CRACK ON THE UPPER CAP THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE BEARING BORE TO THE TOP OF THE CAP. (X)
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2000
- Submitted
- June 22, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N296RL
- Make and model
- Scwzer 269D
- Aircraft serial
- 0020
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Damper
- Part number
- 269A3170
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Landing Gear
- Part time
- 1,862 hours
- Component
- Landing Gear
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.