What was found
FAILURE OF THE FORGED ALUMINUM PNEUMATIC HOUSING ON A LANDING GEAR STRUT ON SA226TC ACFT RESULTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 27,000 HOURS SERVICE. THE FAILED, LOWER PORTION OF THIS STRUT ASSEMBLY, AND AN ADDITIONAL STRUT ASSEMBLY FROM AN UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT CONTAINING A SIMILAR CRACK IN THE ALUMINUM HOUSING AND INCLUDING THE INTACT STEEL CYCLINDER ASSEMBLY, WERE SUBMITTED FOR EXAMINATION.