Service difficulty report · Strut · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
November 20, 2003
Submitted
January 16, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N959PA
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft serial
159
Engine
Pwa PT6A135
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Strut
Part number
C3UF811
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Float
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

LOWER END OF STRUT CRACKED BETWEEN INNER AND OUTER ATTACH LUGS (IN THE WEB) FROM BOTTOM OF STRUT UP .7500-1 INCH. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAUSED THE CRACK. THE CRACK WAS VERY OBVIOUS, VIEW WAS UNOBSTRUCTED AND EASILY DETECTED DURING 100 HOUR INSP. DO NOT THINK THERE IS ANY WAY TO PREVENT THIS KIND OF CRACK.