Service difficulty report · Strut · Tcraft BC12D

Difficulty date
May 10, 2011
Submitted
May 10, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N43036
Make and model
Tcraft BC12D
Aircraft serial
6695
Part
Strut
Part number
AFMAA815
Condition
Mismanufactured
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

MECHANIC REPORTED TO FSDO THAT THEY HAD PURCHASED AIRFRAME SEALED FRONT LIFT STRUTS, STC NR SA02300AK, PN AF-MA-A815 REPLACEMENT STRUTS THAT SATISFY AD 2007-16-14, ACTION 4, REPLACEMENT AND AD 2008-04-09 BY USING AN FAA APPROVED EQUIVALENT SEALED STRUT. AFTER INSTALLATION OF STRUTS DISCOVER PLAY IN STRUT ATTACH POINTS. STRUTS WERE REMOVED AND THE FITTING HOLES IN THE STRUTS WERE MEASURED AND FOUND TO BE .007" OVERSIZED. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC THE HOLES SHOULD BE .3125" +.003" -.000", HOLES MEASURED .3132". STC HOLDER WAS CONTACT ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND NO RESOLUTION WAS GIVEN TO OWNER.