What was found
ON INSPECTION OF TAILWHEEL SUPPORT BUSHINGS, FOUND NEWLY INSTALLED BUSHINGS SEVERELY WORN, EXTRUDED AND CRACKED. THESE BUSHINGS, OBTAINED FROM CESSNA, ARE MADE OF INFERIOR MATERIALS. (X)
- Difficulty date
- June 24, 2000
- Submitted
- December 18, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N93055
- Make and model
- Cessna A185F
- Aircraft serial
- 18503173
- System (JASC)
- 3221 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Bushing
- Part number
- 07421802
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailwheel
- Part time
- 40 hours
- 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.