Service difficulty report · Strut · Waco SRE

Difficulty date
November 4, 2012
Submitted
November 14, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N247E
Make and model
Waco SRE
Aircraft serial
5081
Aircraft time
2,814 hours
Part
Strut
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
2,814 hours
Stage of operation
LD
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

RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT FROM FUSELAGE TO LANDING GEAR FAILED ON LANDING. AFTER STRUT REMOVAL FROM ATTACH POINTS LOTS OF RUST WAS COMING OUT OF THE CRACK CREATED BY THE BEND IN THE STRUT. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST IN STRUT WHICH PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO FAILURE.

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