Service difficulty report · Support Tube · Ayres STRT34

Difficulty date
July 1, 2005
Submitted
July 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4009J
Make and model
Ayres STRT34
Aircraft serial
6015
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Support Tube
Condition
Fractured
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
16,326 hours
Component
Landing Gear · Ayres
Component part number
55051901
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE RT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF FROM A ROUGH DIRT STRIP. A LANDING GEAR SUPPORT TUBE BROKE NEAR ONE ATTACH POINT. CORROSION WAS PRESENT.