Service difficulty report · Elbow · Amtr LX7

Difficulty date
April 19, 2024
Submitted
April 19, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N222MA
Make and model
Amtr LX7
Aircraft serial
014
Aircraft time
355 hours, 355 cycles
Part
Elbow
Part number
AN8224D
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd System
Part time
3 hours, 4 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

HYDRAULIC ELBOW FITTING P/N AN822-4D ON NOSE LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF DURING FLIGHT. FLUID LOSS RESULTED IN MLG COLLAPSE UPON LANDING. P/N AN822-4D FITTING SHEARED OFF IN PIPE THREADS FLUSH WITH ACTUATOR HOUSING SURFACE. POSSIBLY OVERTORQUED OR FATIGUED.