Service difficulty report · Bungee · Amtr CH701

Difficulty date
May 23, 2015
Submitted
June 15, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N697MF
Make and model
Amtr CH701
Aircraft serial
001
Part
Bungee
Part number
1080
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

BUNGEE WAS INSTALLED ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT ON AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. THE BUILDER NOTED THE AGE OF THE UNUSED BUNGEE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 YEARS. DURING HIGH-SPEED TAXI TEST THE BUNGEE BROKE, CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. ZENETH. LSASTOLCH701