What was found
FOUND U BOLT ON LT MAIN GEAR SHEARED IN THREAD AREA UNDER NUT. PROBABLY NUT WAS OVERTORQUED.
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2004
- Submitted
- March 23, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5705R
- Make and model
- Cessna 172F
- Aircraft serial
- 17253359
- Engine
- Cont O300*
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- U Bolt
- Part number
- 0541153
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Lt Gear Leg
- Part time
- 3,600 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.