What was found
NOSE STRUT DISBONDED AT NOSE FORK BEARING SPINDLE. SPINDLE AND STRUT ARE BONDED VIA A HOT BOND AGENT WHILE IN AUTOCLAVE. SUSPECT DISBONDING OCCURED DUE TO UNREPORTED HARD LANDINGS AND EXTREME STRESS DUE TO IMPROPER GROUND HANDLING.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2011
- Submitted
- January 3, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9745U
- Make and model
- Amrgen AA5A
- Aircraft serial
- AA5A0145
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Condition
- Debonded
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 3,081 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.